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Halicarnas brown

Maniola halicarnassus Thomson, 1990

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The halicarnas brown (Maniola halicarnassus) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the halicarnas brown

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4.2 cm – 4.7 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
flowers
Habitat
grassland, shrubland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
May, October
Generations a year
One
Larval food plants
Poaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the halicarnas brown?

HALICARNAS BROWN · WINGSPAN 4.7 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.7 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the halicarnas brown is about 2.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the halicarnas brown live?

Not recorded

Is the halicarnas brown endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the halicarnas brown classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusManiola
  7. SpeciesManiola halicarnassus Thomson, 1990
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Thomson's meadow brownEnglish
  • Egeïsch bruin zandoogjeDutch
  • Halikarnas EsmeriTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the halicarnas brown

Other species in the same genus Maniola.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the halicarnas brown?

An adult halicarnas brown has a wingspan of 4.2 cm – 4.7 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the halicarnas brown eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the halicarnas brown?

The halicarnas brown (Maniola halicarnassus) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Halicarnas brown (Maniola halicarnassus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/halicarnas-brown

MLA

“Halicarnas brown (Maniola halicarnassus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/halicarnas-brown.

BibTeX
@misc{halicarnas_brown_2026,
  title = {Halicarnas brown (Maniola halicarnassus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/halicarnas-brown},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}