Pararge xiphia

Pararge xiphia, the Madeiran speckled wood, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of Madeira. It is considered as endangered due to competition from a related butterfly Pararge aegeria.

Pararge xiphia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Pararge
Species:	P. xiphia
Binomial name
Pararge xiphia (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Papilio xiphia Fabricius, 1775

The wingspan is 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in). Adults are on the wing year round.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Brachypodium sylvaticum, Holcus lanatus and Agrostis gigantea.

External links

• Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic
• Mario Maier: Europäische Schmetterlinge
• www.schmetterling-raupe.de
• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• Captain's European Butterfly Guide Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
• "Pararge Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Fauna Europaea