I. podalirius
         P. machaon
         P. aegeria
         M. didyma
         M. cinxia
         K. roxelana
         P. rapae
         S. pyri
         M. stellatarum

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Unless otherwise noted, all pictures on this site were taken in Pelion, Greece, shown on the map below.

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View images of the Common Toad, an ugly, bulky, but really sweet creature with an interesting... nightlife.

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Learn about the Salsify, a beautiful plant, with edible and medicinal properties, that is currently blooming in Pelion.

  Cool Destination

Visit Mourtias, one of Pelion's most picturesque beaches on the Aegean coast.

  Exciting Site

Tour the Volos Archaeological Museum, a pretty century-old building, whose exhibits span a historical period of over 10 millennia!

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Download a fantastic picture of a rickety jetty in Lefokastron, Pelion, taken by Huw Jones.

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Lattice Brown

Kirinia roxelana

Apparently this rather hairy butterfly has a very limited distribution range. It is endemic to the Balkans - Romania, Yugoslavia, F.Y.R.O.M., Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, and, possibly, Cyprus.

Wings are brown, with orange and white markings, and round, dark-brown spots. Undersides are marbled dark and light brown, with touches of orange and white, and are adorned with spectacular black spots, which bear orange and dark brown rings. Sexes are fairly similar, but females tend to be somewhat larger and have more vivid colors.

There are two broods in Greece, flying May to September, in dry, scrubby grassland and old orchards.

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Fact Sheet

Larva Food Plants
Various grasses.

Flight Period
May - September.

Habitat
Dry, scrubby grassland and old orchards.

Distribution
Balkans, possibly Cyprus.


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Taxonomy


Superkingdom: Eukaryota; Kingdom: Metazoa; Phylum: Arthropoda; Superclass: Hexapoda; Class: Insecta; Subclass: Neoptera; Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Nymphalidae; Genus: Kirinia; Species: roxelana

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Acknowledgments


I would like to thank Prof. Nico de With, from the Netherlands, for helping me identify this butterfly.

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