Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)

Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) ( Nymphalidae ) **

L1; 01/XII/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L3; 14/III/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 15/V/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 24/V/2019, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 17/VI/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 16/VII/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 25/VII/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 08/V/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 29/V/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 17/VI/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 19/VI/2020, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 06/VII/2020, nect. on T. caeruleum , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L4; 11/II/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 21/VI/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 19/IX/2019, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 14/II/2020, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 28/II/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 11/III/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 29/IV/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 23/V/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 02/XI/2020, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 25/III/2021, 10 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 10/XI/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 17/II/2022, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 12/III/2023, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L5; 19/III/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L5; 31/VIII/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L6; 12/III/2021, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L6; 01/IV/2021, nect. on L. dentata , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L6; 06/V/2021, 9 ex. v., JLR.; L6; 10/XI/2021, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L6; 12/VI/2022, nect. on Trachelium sp. Tourn. Ex L. and S. atropurpurea , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L6; 01/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L12; 14/VI/2021, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L12; 01/XII/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 07/III/2020, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 13/VI/2020, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 25/VII/2020, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 25/III/2021, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 17/IV/2021, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 08/V/2021, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 27/VI/2021, 9 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 06/III/2022, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 06/III/2022, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 14/V/2022, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 5 ex. v., JLR.; L14; 22/VI/2019, 7 ex. v., JLR.; L14; 07/III/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L14; 13/VI/2020, 11 ex. v., JLR.; L14; 25/VII/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L14; 17/IV/2021, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L15; 09/II/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L15; 12/III/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L16; 16/V/2021, nect. on C. monspeliensis , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L17; 03/V/2019, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L17; 29/I/2020, trapped in Drosophyllum lusitanicum (L.) Link, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L17; 02/II/2020, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L17; 09/II/2020, 9 ex. v., JLR.; L18; 13/VI/2019, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L18; 31/VIII/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L19; 27/VI/2021, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L21; 15/VII/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L21; 27/VII/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L21; 29/VI/2023, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 12/VII/2020, nect. on M. suaveolens , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 01/IV/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 14/VI/2021, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L22; 17/X/2021, nect. on D. viscosa , very fresh, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L24; 17/IV/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L25; 07/III/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L25; 12/VI/2021, nect. on T. caeruleum , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L26; 27/VII/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L27; 15/VII/2019, nect. on T. caeruleum , very worn, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L27; 17/VII/2019, very worn, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L27; 29/VI/2021, nect. on T. caeruleum , 9 ex. v., JLR.; L28; 12/V/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L28; 12/VII/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 22/V/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 03/VIII/2019, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 22/V/2020, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 29/VI/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 23/VII/2023, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 15/VI/2019, in hilltopping, 15 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 03/VIII/2019, in hilltopping, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 27/IX/2019, 14 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 17/I/2020, 13 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 31/I/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 03/II/2020, 7 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 09/II/2020, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 14/II/2020, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 28/II/2020, 13 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 21/VI/2020, 15 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 29/VI/2020, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 19/II/2021, 17 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 25/III/2021, 21 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 17/X/2021, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 23/I/2023, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 05/V/2023, 11 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 23/VII/2023, 12 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 20/XI/2023, very fresh, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L36; 02/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L37; 09/VI/2021, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L38; 28/II/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L40; 17/I/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L41; 27/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L59; 19/III/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L63; 12/VI/2021, nect. on S. atropurpurea and D. carota , 5 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 26/V/2019, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 13/VI/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 03/VIII/2019, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 15/V/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 06/VI/2020, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 21/VI/2020, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 9 ex. v., JLR.; L67; 29/IX/2023, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L71; 02/XII/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L73; 20/XI/2023, very fresh, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L73; 16/VI/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L73; 11/V/2019, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L73; 28/VII/2019, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L73; 06/VI/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L74; 11/V/2019, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L74; 02/IV/2021, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L74; 13/VI/2022, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L75; 13/VI/2022, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L76; 16/VI/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L77; 28/VII/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L78; 03/VIII/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L80; 18/II/2022, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L80; 08/VI/2019, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L87; 01/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L103; 11/IV/2023, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L130; 16/VI/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 10/II/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 09/III/2020, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 10/III/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 19/IV/2021, 7 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 21/III/2023, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L133; 23/III/2021, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L133; 11/IV/2021, 6 ex. v., JLR.; L133; 19/IV/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L144; 01/V/2021, 5 ex. v., JLR.; L144; 02/IV/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L145; 01/XI/2023, nect. on D. viscosa , 3 ex. v., JLR.; L147; 27/I/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L148; 14/II/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L150; 03/V/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L150; 10/III/2021, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L154; 01/II/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L154; 16/I/2020, 3 ex. v., JLR.; L154; 11/IV/2021, 9 ex. v., JLR.; L155; 21/I/2023, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L157; 09/VI/2020, 4 ex. v., JLR.; L157; 10/III/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L157; 21/I/2023, 1 ex. v., JLR.

Comment: Observations were recorded from 51 localities within 16 1× 1 km UTM squares, spanning all months of the year. These represent the first records for Ceuta, where the species is frequent and widely distributed. Adults have been observed feeding on T. caeruleum , L. dentata , M. suaveolens , S. atropurpurea , C. monspeliensis L., and D. viscosa . Hilltopping behaviour was also observed.