Hipparchia blachieri

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Hipparchia blachieri
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H. blachieri
Binomial name
Hipparchia blachieri
(Frühstorfer, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus semele blachieriFruhstorfer, 1908
  • Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) blachieri
  • Hipparchia vallettaiValletta, 1971
  • Satyrus sicilianaOberthür, 1915
  • Hipparchia vallettaeKudrna, 1975

Hipparchia blachieri is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1908. It is endemic to Sicily and Malta. [1]

The wingspan is 58–65 mm.

Taxonomy

The species is often treated as a subspecies of Hipparchia neapolitana . [2]

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