Hyponephele lupina

English name:
Oriental Meadow Brown
Full scientific name:
Hyponephele lupina (Costa, 1836)
Synonym:
Hyponephele lupinus (Costa, 1836)
Croatian name:
Orijentalno volovsko oko

Red Book Category in EU: LC

Red Book Category in Croatia: NE

Wings span: 33-42 mm

Hyponephele lupina, male, Brač, 0721N4670
Hyponephele lupina, male, Brač, 0721N4670
Hyponephele lupina, male, Brač, 0721N4670
Hyponephele lupina, male, Brač, 0721N4670
Hyponephele lupina, female, Brač, 0822N8682
Hyponephele lupina, female, Brač, 0822N8682
Hyponephele lupina, female, Brač, 0822N8682
Hyponephele lupina, female, Brač, 0822N8682

Flight Period and Life Cycle

Flight period of Hyponephele lupina in Croatia
Flight period of Hyponephele lupina in Croatia

1 brood per year. Overwinters as caterpillar.

Distribution in Croatia

Distribution of Hyponephele lupina in Croatia
Distribution of Hyponephele lupina in Croatia

Along the coast in Dalmatia only. Check the included map.

External Morphology Characteristics

The upper side of the wings is brown. There is a dark spot in the apex of the forewing. It is smaller in males. In the female, there is a smaller dark spot in S2 zone of the forewing. The underside of the hindwing is covered with tiny, darker scales laid in broken lines that follow the parallel jagged edge of the wing. Compared to the similar species Hyponephele lycaon, darker scale lines are a bit less broken.

Behavior

When lands, it keeps wings closed.

Caterpillar Host Plants

Family Poaceae.

Habitat

Dry and warm grassland with bushes on rocky terrains. Elevations: 0-1400m.

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