Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Throbbing Behind Knee

Melitaea phoebe (Dennis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lycaena

Scientific name: Melitaea phoebe (Dennis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Common name: Maid of the knapweed.

Class: Insecta

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Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae



Author of Photography: César Lopez

Location: Cobo Gil Aguascebas

Date: May 29 , 2010 (Supertesting Felix III Testing Sierra de las Villas)

Determined by: Enrique Garcia-Barros (Insectarium Virtual On: http://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insectarium/)

Species Data: butterfly is a small / medium and beautiful colors orange and white ash. It is very common in the Iberian Peninsula, and their food plants are species of Plantago and Centaurea.

Thanks: Cesar Lopez thank the identification of the species and the basic data of the kind provided, as well as the transfer of the picture. And Enrique Garcia-Barros determination.

Basic Bibliography:
Tolman, T. and Lewington, R., 2002. "Guide to the Butterflies of Spain and Europe." Lynx Ed ISBN: 8487334369. ISBN-13: 9788487334368.

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