Maniola chia

Maniola chia
Maniola chia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Maniola
Species: M. chia
Binomial name
Maniola chia
Thomson, 1987

Maniola chia is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to the Aegean Islands of Chios and Oinousses. It is a very common butterfly found amongst grassy flowery places but it is almost impossible to distinguish the specimens from Maniola jurtina.

Flight Period

Univoltime from late May to early August.

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.

Source

  • Species info
  • Butterflies of Europe, Tom Tolman, 1997, Princeton University Press


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