Hipparchia syriaca explained

Hipparchia syriaca is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Greece especially on the island of Samos, Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, North Macedonia, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. It is found on the edges of foothills and mountain forests up to 2,000 m

Description

Very like Hipparchia hermione but the band of the forewing is narrower, being entirely obsolete in the anal area of the hindwing.^[1]

Flight period

Typically June to August, depending on altitude and locality. In Cyprus, the flight time of H. s. cypriaca is from May to October, or later.^[2]

Food plants

Larvae feed on Holcus species.

Biotope

Bushy places pine woods and clearings.

Sources

Species info
"Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

Seitz, A. in Seitz. A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
Book: John, Eddie, in: Sparrow, David J. and John, Eddie (Eds.) . An Introduction to the Wildlife of Cyprus. Terra Cypria . 2016 . 978-9963-601-45-5.