Pseudochazara anthelea
| Pseudochazara anthelea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochazara |
| Species: | P. anthelea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochazara anthelea (Hübner, 1825) | |
Pseudochazara anthelea is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Albania, Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and N. Iraq. The males can be easily distinguished from the females by the white base and are found in dry, stony slopes and gullies, usually on limestone.
Subspecies
There is 1 subspecies of Pseudochazara anthelea:
- ssp. amalthea Frivaldsky 1845
This subspecies is localised in Crete, Greece and in Struma valley, Bulgaria.
Flight Period
Univoltime, late May to early July, depending on altitude and locality.
Food plants
Larvae have been reared on grasses.
External links
Sources
- Species info
- Pseudochazara at funet
- Butterflies of Europe, Tom Tolman, 1997, Princeton University Press