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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Satyrus actaea
Satyrus actaea(Esper, [1781])
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Satyrina
  5. Satyrus
  6.  actaea
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TL:   (100 - 2500 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Minois dryas
  • Satyrus ferula
MU
FU

50-60 mm

MD
FD
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàSàtir petit
    EnglishBlack Satyr
    EspañolSátiro Negro
    FrançaisPetite Coronide
    ItalianoSatiro nero
    NederlandsKleine saterzandoog
    PortuguêsPreta-das-montanhas
    العربيةساتيرة سوداء
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeBrachypodium rupestre
    PoaceaeBromusBrome
    PoaceaeLoliumRyegrass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio actaeaEsper, 1781
    Satyrus mattoziMonteiro, 1883
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Satyrinae of the Western PalearcticJonathan Agius
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Adult, upperside.

Carlos Martínez AlvarezSpain, Compludo

Adult, underside.

Carlos Martínez AlvarezSpain, Compludo

Adult, underside.

Jean MichelFrance, Montagne de Lure

Adult, underside.

Simon CoombesSpain

Adult, underside.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Serra da Estrela

Copulating pair.

Jean MichelFrance, Montagne de Lure
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