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Monday, 5 June 2023

Oriental meadow brown or branded meadowbrown - Hyponephele lupina (O. Costa, 1836) - Cyprus

  See also - List of butterflys of Cyprus - Λίστα των πεταλούδων της Κύπρου

Hyponephele lupina, the Oriental meadow brown or branded meadowbrown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North Africa, Cyprus, south western Europe, southern Russia, Asia Minor, southern Siberia, Middle Asia, Iran and from Baluchistan to Nepal.Seitz describes it thus- lupinus Costa (47 e) is rather considerably larger than the forms [of Epinepele] so far named; the rusty yellow on the underside of the forewing is brighter, the underside of the hindwing strongly speckled. Southern Italy, Greece

Photos Prodromos 6/7/2020 by George Konstantinou






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