Hipparchia syriaca

Hipparchia syriaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hipparchia
Species: H. syriaca
Binomial name
Hipparchia syriaca
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus hermione syriaca Staudinger, 1871
  • Satyrus hermione attikana Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Eumenis fagi serula Fruhstorfer, 1908

Hipparchia syriaca is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Greece especially on the island of Samos, Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, Republic of Macedonia, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. It is found on the edges of foothills and mountain forests up to 2,000m

Flight Period

June to August, depending on altitude and locality.

Food plants

Larvae feed on Holcus species.

Biotope

Bushy places pine woods and clearings.

Sources


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