Minois dryas
| Minois dryas | |
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| Upperside | |
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| Underside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Satyrini |
| Genus: | Minois |
| Species: | M. dryas |
| Binomial name | |
| Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763 | |
The Dryad (Minois dryas) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Southern and Central Europe up to Central Asia and Japan.
Lateral view
Larva
The wingspan is 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in). The butterfly is on wing from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on grass species, such as Molinia caerulea, Calamagrostis species and Bromus.
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