Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Satyrus actaea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Satyrus Rank Species | |
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Similar Satyrus, Erebia hispania, Hipparchia fidia, Coenonympha dorus, Satyrus ferula | ||
Satyrus actaea, the black satyr, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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 to1,800 m.The larvae feed on various grasses (Brachypodium and Bromus sp. and sedges.
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