Triphysa phryne

Siberian brown
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Triphysa
Species: T. phryne
Binomial name
Triphysa phryne
(Pallas, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Papilio phryne Pallas, 1771
  • Coenonympha phryne
  • Papilio tircis Stoll, [1782]

Triphysa phryne (Siberian brown) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Ukraine[1] to the Altai.[2] The habitat consists of steppe and semi-deserts.

The wingspan is 30–38 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April or May to July or from June to July in the mountains.

The larvae feed on Stipa species. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

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