Pseudochazara cingovskii

Macedonian grayling
near Pletvar, North Macedonia
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Pseudochazara
Species:	P. cingovskii
Binomial name
Pseudochazara cingovskii (Gross, 1973)

Pseudochazara cingovskii, the Macedonian grayling, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found only in the North Macedonian village of Pletvar. The males are a little smaller than the females.

It is a cool pale grey brown, the upperside bands being particularly noticeable. Its habitat is scattered with white limestone rocks and when at rest on the white limestone, it is very difficult to notice it due to its very pale underside. The Macedonian Grayling is facing endangerment due to marble quarrying occurring in its habitat. This endemic species is the most threatened butterfly species in Europe, and active conservation efforts are vital for sustaining a healthy population size.^[2]

Flight period[]

The species is univoltine and is on wing from late June to July depending on altitude.

Food plants[]

Pseudochazara cingovskii

Larvae have been reared on grasses.

References[]

• Species info
• "Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Butterflies of Europe, Tom Tolman, 1997, Princeton University Press

External links[]

• Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic - Pseudochazara cingovskii