Hyponephele lycaon
| Hyponephele lycaon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hyponephele |
| Species: | H. lycaon |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyponephele lycaon Rottemburg, 1775 | |
The Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is broadly distributed in the temperate zone of the Palearctic from Portugal in the west to the Russian Far East in the east.
Camouflaged
The wingspan is ca. 40 mm. The butterflies fly from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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