Appearance
''Brintesia circe'' reaches on average 65–80 millimetres of wingspan. Wings are mainly black or dark brown. They have a broad white band at the edge of the basal area of all wings and usually a second white streak on the lower wings. The black eyespots on the underside of the upper wings have a white contour. ''Brintesia circe'' is quite similar to ''Hipparchia fagi'', but in the last one the second white streak on the lowers wings is always missing and the eyespots has a yellow contour. These butterflies usually rest on the branches of a tree, protected by their cryptic markings, but ready to take off and fly away when disturbed.
Naming
* ''Brintesia circe pannonia''⤷ ''Brintesia circe venusta''
Distribution
The species can be found in Central and Southern Europe , in Anatolia and the Caucasus up to Iran.
Behavior
These butterflies fly in one generation from June to September feeding on nectar of flowers. Larvae feed on various herbaceous plants . The young larvae overwinter.
Habitat
These butterflies prefer light woodland, grasslands bordering forest edges and generally dry and bushy environments, at an altitude of 0–1,600 metres above sea level.References:
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