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  2. Arethusana arethusa
Arethusana arethusa(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Satyrina
  5. Arethusana
  6.  arethusa
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (2500 m.)

Habitat

  • Meadows
  • Scrub
  • Slopes

Similar species

  • Pseudochazara graeca
  • Pseudochazara orestes
MU
FU

38-50 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԱրեթուզա
    CatalàFals faune
    ČeskyOkáč kostřavový
    DeutschRotbindiger Samtfalter
    EnglishFalse Grayling
    EspañolPintas ocres
    FrançaisMercure
    FrançaisPetit agreste
    HrvatskiLažni sivac
    ItalianoAretusa
    MagyarKözönséges szemeslepke
    NederlandsOranje steppevlinder
    PolskiOczkoń aretuza
    ShqipAretusa
    SlovenčinaOčkáň kostravový
    SlovenščinaOkrasti košeničar
    SrpskiLažna skrivalica
    TürkçeSeyit
    ΕλληνικάΑρεθούσα
    РусскийБархатница аретуза
    УкраїнськаОксамитниця Аретуса
    中文阿勒眼蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeBrachypodium phoenicoides
    PoaceaeBromusBrome
    PoaceaeBromus erectusErect brome
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeDeschampsiaHair-grass
    PoaceaeFestuca arundinaceaTall fescue
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeFestuca rubraRed Fascue
    PoaceaePoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass
    PoaceaePoa bulbosaBulbous bluegrass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio arethusaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Papilio erythiaHübner, 1805
    Satyrus dentataStaudinger, 1871
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Satyrinae of the Western PalearcticJonathan Agius
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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