Satyrus actaea

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Translingual

Satyrus actaea.

Etymology

From the now-obsolete taxonomic name Papilio actaea. The specific epithet is a Romanization of Ancient Greek ἀκταία f (aktaía), a variation of Ancient Greek ἀκτέᾱ f (aktéā, Sambucus nigra).

Proper noun

Satyrus actaea m

  1. A taxonomic species within the subtribe Satyrina – black satyr, a species of brush-footed butterflies.

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