Pseudochazara orestes


Pseudochazara orestes, the Dils' grayling, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is confined to Phalakron massif, Menikion mountains, Mount OrvilosGreece; South Pirin mountains, precisely on the southern slopes of the Gradishte Hill in south-western Bulgaria.

Flight period

The species is univoltine and is on wing from mid-June to late July.

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.