Hipparchia syriaca

Hipparchia syriaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Hipparchia
Species:	H. syriaca
Binomial name
	Hipparchia syriaca; (Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
	Satyrus hermione syriaca Staudinger, 1871; Satyrus hermione attikana Fruhstorfer, 1907; Eumenis fagi serula Fruhstorfer, 1908;

Hipparchia syriaca is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Greece especially on the island of Samos, Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, North Macedonia, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. It is found on the edges of foothills and mountain forests up to 2,000 m

Description

Very like Hipparchia hermione but the band of the forewing is narrower, being entirely obsolete in the anal area of the hindwing.[1]

Flight period

June to August, depending on altitude and locality.

Food plants

Larvae feed on Holcus species.

Biotope

Bushy places pine woods and clearings.

References

Seitz, A. in Seitz. A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Sources

Species info
"Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] Seitz, A. in Seitz. A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.