Pararge xiphioides
| Pararge xiphioides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pararge |
| Species: | P. xiphioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871 | |
The Canary Speckled Wood, Pararge xiphioides, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on La Gomera, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
The wingspan is 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Brachypodium sylvaticum, Agrostis capillaris, Carex divulsa and Luzula forsteri. It is closely related to the species Pararge aegeria.[1]
References
- ↑ Weingarter, Wahlberg & Nylin (2006): Speciation in Pararge (Satyrinae: Nymphalidae) butterflies - North Africa is the source of ancestral populations of all Pararge species. Systematic Entomology 31: 621-632.
External links
- Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic
- Photos of Pararge xiphioides and other canarian butterflies
- Mario Maier: Europäische Schmetterlinge
- www.schmetterling-raupe.de
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Captain's European Butterfly Guide
- Markku Savela: Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Fauna Europaea