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Lasiommata paramegaera

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Lasiommata paramegaera
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L. paramegaera
Binomial name
Lasiommata paramegaera
(Hübner, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Pararge paramegaera
  • Papilio tigelius Bonelli, 1826

Lasiommata paramegaera is a butterfly species belonging to the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Corsica and Sardinia.

The wingspan is 36-40 mm. Adults are on wing from early April to October in two to three generations.

The larvae feed on Brachypodium phoenicoides and Festuca ovina.

Corsican wall brown, Sept 2014