Arethusana

Arethusana arethusa

''Arethusana'' is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae of the brush-footed butterfly family . It is composed of only one species, ''Arethusana arethusa'', the False Grayling, which can be found as far west as Morocco and as far eastward as SW. Siberia and N. Tian Shan.


The wingspan is 44–48 mm and the length of the forewings is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including ''Festuca'', ''Bromus erectus'', ''Dactylis'' and ''Poa'' species.
False_Grayling-Arethusana_arethusa One of my favourite places to 'hunt' insects was a lake I baptized l'étang des moustiques- the mozzie lake. I found loads of herbs, butterflies and dragons there. Three months before we left they drained the lake, bulldozed the sides and conreted the access. Just to make the 'sport' of fishing easier for the few idiots who 'needed' that. It was one of the best habitats for the protected large blue. Yes I tried my best but it was hopeless. Arethusana,Arethusana arethusa,France,Geotagged,Insects,Nymphalidae,Summer,butterfly

Naming

*''Arethusana arethusa arethusa''
⤷ ''Arethusana arethusa aksouali'' Wyatt, 1952
⤷ ''Arethusana arethusa heptapotamica''
⤷ ''Arethusana arethusa pontica'' Heyne, [1895])

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusArethusana
SpeciesA. arethusa
Photographed in
France