Pararge
Encyclopedia
Pararge is a genus
of butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family.
Species
- Pararge aegeria – Speckled Wood (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pararge xiphia – Madeiran Speckled Wood (Fabricius, 1775)
- Pararge xiphioidesPararge xiphioidesThe Canary Speckled Wood, Pararge xiphioides, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on La Gomera, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.The wingspan is . Adults are on wing year round....
– Canary Speckled Wood Staudinger, 1871