Pyronia bathseba
| Spanish gatekeeper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Pyronia |
| Species: | P. bathseba |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyronia bathseba (Fabricius, 1793)[1] | |
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The Spanish gatekeeper (Pyronia bathseba) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Morocco, and Algeria. A similar gatekeeper species is Pyronia tithonus, which is found in Northern Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The butterfly is on wing from May to July depending on the location.
Pyronia bathseba ♂
Pyronia bathseba ♂ △
Pyronia bathseba ♀
Pyronia bathseba ♀ △
Biology
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, mainly Brachypodium species.
References
- ↑ 'Pyronia bathseba, funet.fi
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