Hipparchia syriaca
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Hipparchia syriaca (Staudinger, 1871)
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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, Macedonia, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. It is found on the edges of foothills and mountain forests up to 2,000 m
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
- Species info
- "Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms