Nymphalidae Satyrinae Maniolini Maniola nurag Pyronia (Idata) bathseba
Maniola telmessia (Zeller, 1847)
Turkish Meadow Brown

Genus: Maniola Schrank, 1801   Original genus: Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807

Synonims (genus):
   Epinephele Hübner, 1819

M. telmessia (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult (female), Samos, Greece, June 2002
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
M. telmessia (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult (female), Samos, Greece, June 2002
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
M. telmessia (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult (female), Samos, Greece, June 2002
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
M. telmessia (© Jaroslav Smrz)
Adult (female), Lesbos, Greece, June 2006
(Photo by Jaroslav Smrz)

Distribution:
In Europe only E Aegean islands

Foodplants:
Gramineae

To know more about:
Matt Rowlings - Matt's European Butterflies - Maniola telmessia page

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