Black Satyr
| Satyrus actaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Satyrus |
| Species: | S. actaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrus actaea (Esper, 1781) | |
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The Black Satyr (Satyrus actaea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South-Western Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Iran and Baluchistan (SW Pakistan).
The length of the forewings is 24 to 28 mm. The butterfly is on wing in July and August in one generation.The habitat is rocky places at 600 to1,800 m.The larvae feed on various grasses (Brachypodium and Bromus sp. and sedges.
References
- Lionel G. Higgins and Norman D. Riley (1988) Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe Collins, London