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Pseudochazara amalthea

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Pseudochazara amalthea
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P. amalthea
Binomial name
Pseudochazara amalthea
(Frivaldsky, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Hipparchia amalthea Frivaldsky, 1845
  • Satyrus amalthea

Pseudochazara amalthea is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae.[1] It can be found in Greece, the Balkans, Crete and Bulgaria in the Struma Valley south of the Kresna Gorge.

The wingspan is 45–65 mm. The butterflies fly from June to August.

Taxonomy

The species is often treated as a subspecies of Pseudochazara anthelea.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea