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Pararge aegeria (20)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 699 W: 111 N: 1578]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (4688) | I took this shot yesterday just 3 hours before the rain. It is typical situation for this species. This time it was cloudy but on sunny days butterflies are sitting on the leafs in the small sunny areas in the forests. You can see it here in my workshop and in second workshop. My next post will the photo of the P. aegeria underwing
Pararge aegeria Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Satyrinae
Wing span: 40-42mm
Habitat: deciduous forests, on roads and small clearings.
Caterpillar host plants: various grass species (Graminae)
Distribution: Europe, Minor Asia, Asia to the central part
In Northern and Eastern Europe where subspecies P. a. tircis occurs it is brown with pale yellow or cream spots and darker upperwing eyespots. In southwestern Europe the subspecies P. a. aegeria has a colour which is more orange in the background; the hindwing underside eyespots are reddish brown rather than black or dark gray.
I will post one more WS tomorrow ;-) |
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