Pyronia bathseba
Pyronia bathseba, the Spanish gatekeeper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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.
Spanish gatekeeper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Pyronia |
Species: | P. bathseba |
Binomial name | |
Pyronia bathseba | |
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Description
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The butterfly is on wing from May to July depending on the location.
- Male
- Male underside
- Female
- Female underside
Biology
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, mainly Brachypodium species.
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References
- "Pyronia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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