Hyponephele lycaon

Hyponephele lycaon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hyponephele
Species: H. lycaon
Binomial name
Hyponephele lycaon
Rottemburg, 1775

The Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is broadly distributed in the temperate zone of the Palearctic from Portugal in the west to the Russian Far East in the east.

Camouflaged

The wingspan is ca. 40 mm. The butterflies fly from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

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