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Hipparchia blachieri

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Hipparchia blachieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hipparchia
Species:
H. blachieri
Binomial name
Hipparchia blachieri
(Frühstorfer, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus semele blachieri Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) blachieri
  • Hipparchia vallettai Valletta, 1971
  • Satyrus siciliana Oberthür, 1915
  • Hipparchia vallettae Kudrna, 1975

Hipparchia blachieri is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1908. It is endemic to Sicily and Malta.[1]

The wingspan is 58–65 mm.

Taxonomy

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The species is often treated as a subspecies of Hipparchia neapolitana.[2]

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