Nymphalidae Satyrinae Satyrini Pseudochazara orestes Satyrus ferula
Satyrus actaea (Esper, 1781)
Black Satyr

Genus: Satyrus Latreille, 1810   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

S. actaea (© Rafael Estevez Rodríguez)
Adult (female), Páramo de Masa (Burgos), Spain, July 2005
(Photo by Rafael Estevez Rodríguez, fotonatura.org)
S. actaea (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Provençe, France, September 2002
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
S. actaea (© Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)
Adult, Serra da Estrela, Portugal, October 19, 2003
(Photo by Paulo Henrique Lopes Rodrigues)

Foodplants:
Gramineae

To know more about:
Matt Rowlings - Matt's European Butterflies - Satyrus actaea page

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