Pseudochazara amalthea

Pseudochazara amalthea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Pseudochazara
Species: 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. It can be found in Greece, Balkans, Crete, Bulgaria (Struma Valley) South of 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.[1]

References


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