Maniola chia explained

Maniola chia is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.^[1] It is endemic to Chios and Oinousses in the Aegean Islands. It is a very common butterfly found amongst grassy flowery places but it is almost impossible to distinguish the specimens from Maniola jurtina.

Flight period

The species has one brood per year (univoltine) and is on wing from late May to early August.

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.

References

• Species info
• Butterflies of Europe, Tom Tolman, 1997, Princeton University Press

External links

• Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/maniola/ "Maniola Schrank, 1801"