Arethusana

Arethusana
Arethusana male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Arethusana
de Lesse, 1951
Species: A. arethusa
Binomial name
Arethusana arethusa
(Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms
  • Papilio arethusa [Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Eumenis arethusa veleta Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Eumenis arethusa ganda Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Eumenis arethusa galatia Fruhstorfer, 1909

Arethusana is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae of the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It is composed of only one species, Arethusana arethusa, the False Grayling, which can be found as far west as Morocco and as far eastward as SW. Siberia and N. Tian Shan.

Illustration

The wingspan is 44–48 mm and the length of the forewings is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.[2]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Festuca, Bromus erectus, Dactylis and Poa species.

Subspecies

References

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