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Desert Grayling

Pseudotergumia pisidice

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large brown butterfly, resident in Egypt, host plant are grasses

Habitat:

Desert mountain wadi, elevation ~1400 m

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Bernadette S
@MichaelS, Cool! It was the first time I spotted one. :-)
Michael
Fascinating spotting! This species apparently now has a range from Turkey to Saudi Arabia! Thanks for sharing :)

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PublishedNovember 24, 2020

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