Pseudochazara williamsi

Nevada grayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudochazara
Species: P. williamsi
Binomial name
Pseudochazara williamsi
Romei, 1927
Synonyms
  • Pseudochazara hippolyte williamsi (Romei, 1927)

Pseudochazara williamsi (Nevada grayling) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is confined to sierras in southern Spain.

Flight period

Univoltine from mid-June to early-August.

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.

Subspecies

SubspeciesDistribution[2]
Pseudochazara williamsi williamsi (Romei, 1927) Sierra Nevada, S. Granada and S. Almeria provinces, S. Spain.
Pseudochazara williamsi aislada Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1973 Sierra de Maria-Orce, NE. Almeria, SE. Spain.
Pseudochazara williamsi augustini Weiss, 1980 Sierra de Gador - S. Almeria prov., S. Spain.
Pseudochazara williamsi reverchoni Tarrier, 1993 Sierra de Guillimona, NE Granada prov., SE. Spain.

References

  1. ↑ van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Wiemers, M.; Katbeh-Bader, A.; Power, A.; Benyamini, D.; Tzirkalli, E.; Balletto, E.; Monteiro, E.; Karaçetin, E.; Franeta, F.; Pe'er, G.; Welch, H.; Thompson, K.; Pamperis, L.; Dapporto, L.; Šašić, M.; López Munguira, M.; Micevski, N.; Dupont, P.; Garcia-Pereira, P.; Moulai, R.; Caruana, R.; Verovnik, R.; Bonelli, S.; Beshkov, S. (2015). "Pseudochazara williamsi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T62148586A62153134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148586A62153134.en. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Gil-T., F. (2016): Pseudochazara williamsi (Romei, 1927): updated distribution, corrected and extended with new localities (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). [ISSN 2172-2595 | Rev. gad. Entomol. vol. 7 (1): 429-439. researchgate.net - Spanish with English abstract
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