| Great Sooty Satyr | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Satyrus |
| Species: | S. ferula |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrus ferula Fabricius, 1793 |
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The Great Sooty Satyr (Satyrus ferula) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Europe, Morocco, Asia Minor, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia , Transbaikal, West China and the Himalayas.
The length of the forewings is 25 to 30 mm.
The larvae are recorded as feeding on various grasses, including Stipa, Festuca and Deschampsia caespitosa. (Higgins, Riley, 1982)