Pararge xiphioides
Introduction '''''Pararge xiphioides''''', the '''Canary speckled wood''', is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Canary Islands on La Gomera, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.The wingspan is . Adults are on wing year-round.The larvae feed on various plants, including ''Brachypodium sylvaticum'', ''Agrostis capillaris'', ''Carex divulsa'' and ''Luzula forsteri''.It is closely related to the species ''Pararge aegeria''. differing thus ''xiphioides'' Stgr. (45a), from the Canary Islands, has the upperside darker on account of the smaller and more red-brown spots, while the underside of the hindwing is lighter, less marmorated and provided with a distinct median band, the costal part of which is shaded with white.
References
External links * Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic*  Mario Maier: Europäische Schmetterlinge* www.schmetterling-raupe.de* Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa* Captain's European Butterfly Guide* "''Pararge'' Hübner, 1819" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''* Fauna Europaea