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Pseudochazara geyeri / Grey Asian Grayling
Flutura e Geyerit
Nymphalidae - Satyrinae
Pseudochazara geyeri (Herrich-Schäffer, [1846]). TL: Ararat, Turkey.
 
 
1a. Pseudochazara geyeri, distribution map.  Historical data ;  Additional data from the 2018 update ;  New observations since the 2018 update.
1b. Pseudochazara geyeri ♂ underside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1c. Habitat of Pseudochazara geyeri. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1d. Pseudochazara geyeri ♂ underside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
Description
♂♂
Medium size butterfly. Fw: 24 mm.
Ups: yellowish-grey gc, slightly darker basal and submarginal markings.
Upf: two white-pupilled ocelli in s2 and s5.
Unf: yellowish gc, bold black markings, larger white-pupilled ocelli.
Unh: paler yellowish gc, white postdiscal band, brown sagittate chevrons in submarginal area.
♀♀
Sligthly larger.
Ups: paler gc, more visible markings and ocelli (sometimes blind)
Unf: pale cream gc, strong markings and two well marked ocelli (rarely blind)
Unh: paler than ♂♂, similar markings.
Similar species
For a quick comparison (the figures for P. amymone are based on older specimens)
Life cycle
Adults: single generation from end-July to end-August.
Egg: probably short stage.
Caterpillar: probably overwintering as small larva.
Pupa: probably short stage.
Habitat
Pseudochazara geyeri inhabits dry and hot, stony slopes with sparse grasses from 1300 up to 1900 m a.s.l.
Spatial requirement moderate, population density can be moderate.
Foodplants
Caterpillars feed on Festuca ovina.
Butterflies feed on on available flowers.
Distribution
Albania: only old records, very local in SE Albania (more research needed)
Balkan: AL - BG - BIH - GR - HR - NMK - MNE - RKS - RO - SLO - SRB
Europe: IB - IT - ALP - BAL - NWE - UK - SCA - EEU
Asia Minor*, Transcaucasia and further east.
Conservation status
Pseudochazara geyeri is not endangered.
Albanian Red List: NT.
IUCN Red List, category at the Mediterranean level: NA.
Useful links
Lepiforum
Euroleps
euroButterflies
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