Pseudochazara 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.

Pseudochazara amalthea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudochazara
Species:
P. amalthea
Binomial name
Pseudochazara amalthea
(Frivaldsky, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Hipparchia amalthea Frivaldsky, 1845
  • Satyrus amalthea

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

Taxonomy

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

References

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