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Pyronia bathseba
Medium butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. The wingspan is ca. 2 cm. The male has the upper side of the wing similar to other pyronia but with broader androconia and three ocela in the hind wing. The under side of the hind wing is brown with a cream colored band with black ocela with white pupils and and yellow-orange rinds. The female is bigger and paler. It flies from May to August. It lay the eggs dropping them one by one from flight on the vegetation. Larvae are bluff-grayish with dark dots on the sides. They feed on graminea
Spotted in Mediterranean forest with Holm oaks end pine trees. Dehesa de Valdelatas
Camera Model: NIKON D500. Exposure Time: 1/500 sec.; f/5.6; ISO Speed Rating: 635. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash fired. DSC_4035
Spotted on May 31, 2019
Submitted on Oct 9, 2019
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