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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Brintesia circe
Brintesia circe(Fabricius, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Satyrina
  5. Brintesia
  6.  circe
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TL: Germany   (2200 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Limestone background
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Hipparchia (H.) alcyone
  • Hipparchia (H.) fagi
MU
FU

60-76 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianՑիրցեա
    CatalàBruixa
    ČeskyOkáč voňavkový
    DanskStor båndrandøje
    DeutschWeißer Waldportier
    EnglishGreat Banded Grayling
    EspañolRey Moro
    FrançaisSilène
    HrvatskiBijeli šumski vratar
    ItalianoCirce
    MagyarFehéröves szemeslepke
    NederlandsWitbandzandoog
    PolskiSkalnik prozerpina
    PortuguêsCirce
    ShqipBrintesia
    SlovenčinaOčkáň stoklasový
    SlovenščinaTravnar
    SrpskiKlinasta skrivalica
    SrpskiКлинаста скривалица
    SuomeksiMustavalkoheinäperhonen
    TürkçeKaramurat
    ΕλληνικάΚίρκη
    РусскийБархатница цирцея
    УкраїнськаСатир Цирцея
    العربيةرمادي كبير الأشرطة
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeAnthoxanthumVernal Grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium
    PoaceaeBromusBrome
    PoaceaeFestucaFescue
    PoaceaeLoliumRyegrass
    PoaceaePoaMeadow-grass
    PoaceaeSesleria
    SaxifragacaeSaxifragaSaxifrage
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Brintesia proserpinaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Kanetisa circeFabricius, 1775
    Papilio circeFabricius, 1775
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Satyrinae of the Western PalearcticJonathan Agius

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Adult, upperside.

Stanislav KrejčíkCzech Republic

Adult, upperside.

Clive BurrowsSlovakia

Adult, underside.

Maciej MatrajGeorgia, მცხეთა

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Brno-Hády

Adult, underside.

Roman ZamorskiNorth Macedonia, Битола

Copulating pair.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Parque Natural de Montezinho, Lama Grande

Larva.

Michael BorschGermany

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Курортне

Larva.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Pezinok

Larva.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Pezinok

Pupae.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Pezinok

Pupa.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія

Eggs.

Walter SchönGermany
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