Pararge xiphia
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
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| image = Pararge xiphia.jpg
| taxon = Pararge xiphia
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| authority = (Fabricius, 1775)
| synonyms = *Papilio xiphia Fabricius, 1775
}}
Pararge xiphia, the Madeiran speckled wood, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of Madeira. It is considered as endangered due to competition from a related butterfly Pararge aegeria.
The wingspan is {{convert|50|–|60|mm}}. Adults are on the wing year round.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Brachypodium sylvaticum, Holcus lanatus and Agrostis gigantea.
External links
- [http://www.satyrinae.yolasite.com/pararge-xiphia.php Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20010128132400/http://www.geocities.com/europeanbutterflies/Deutsch/xiphioides.htm Mario Maier: Europäische Schmetterlinge]
- [http://www.schmetterling-raupe.de/art/xiphioides.htm www.schmetterling-raupe.de]
- [http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/PararXiphi.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa]
- [http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/species/satyrids/t5.htm Captain's European Butterfly Guide]
- [http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/pararge/ "Pararge Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001091033/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=84130 Fauna Europaea]
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Category:Butterflies described in 1775
Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Category:Butterflies of Europe
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