Pararge xiphia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pararge |
| Species: | P. xiphia
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| Binomial name | |
| Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775)
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Pararge xiphia, the Madeiran speckled wood, is a
Pararge aegeria
.
The wingspan is 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in). Adults are on the wing year round.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Brachypodium sylvaticum, Holcus lanatus and Agrostis gigantea.
External links
- Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic
- Mario Maier: Europäische Schmetterlinge
- www.schmetterling-raupe.de
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Captain's European Butterfly Guide
- "Pararge Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Fauna Europaea