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Family: Satyridae. Flight Time: All year. Size:40-45mm Altitude: 200-2000m |
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Canary speckled wood - Pararge xiphioides
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Family: Satyridae. Flight Time: All year. Size:40-45mm Altitude: 200-2000m |
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Quite widespread on Tenerife and the other main Canary islands. The upperside, left is taken of a captive specimen. The main differences with the usual European Speckled wood, Pararge aegeria are; 1 Forewing is convex in xiphioides, concave in aegeria. 2 The underside of xiphioides has a much more prominent white streak, and its postdiscal white specks are more clearly defined.
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their survival. The early instar larva pictured right is very small and
has two clearly projecting 'tails'.
When ready to pupate the larva hangs onto a lower frond of the plant, pupates, and then is easily dislodged and so ends up camouflaged brown against the dry earth and leaf litter below. |
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| Similar Species | Foodplants | Habitat | Distribution |
Brachyopodium sylvaticum and others |
Woodland |
Canaries |
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| Early Stages
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