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Satyrus actaea
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Satyrus
Species:
S. actaea
Binomial name
Satyrus actaea
(Esper, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Papilio actaea Esper, 1781

Satyrus actaea, the black satyr, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-Western Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Iran and Baluchistan (SW Pakistan).

The length of the forewings is 24 to 28 mm. The butterfly is on wing in July and August in one generation.The habitat is rocky places at 600 to 1,800 m.The larvae feed on various grasses (Brachypodium and Bromus sp. and sedges.

References

  • Lionel G. Higgins and Norman D. Riley (1988) Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe Collins, London


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