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Wall Brown / Zidni okaš
Lasiommata megera
45.0748, 13.648
Field Notes
Description:
The imago flies from April to October in two or three generations dependant on locality and altitude. It size is 36 – 50 mm. The larva feeds on grasses in the genera Festuca, Bromus, Deschampsia, Poa, Dactylis and Brachypodium.
Habitat:
It is widespread in the Palearctic ecozone(from North Africa, Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Middle East, West Siberia, North Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, to Kazakhstan and Dzhungaria) with a large variety of habitats and a number of generations a year. Habitats include forest edges and clearings, shrubby areas in ravines and river valleys and sparse woodlands. Also found in montane habitats up to 0 - 3 000 m.
Notes:
Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/31035046
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PublishedMay 23, 2013
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