| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Satyrinae |
| Genus | Satyrus |
| Species | actaea |
| Authority | (Esper, 1781) |
| English Name | Black Satyr |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Black Satyr can be found on grassy vegetation, rocky slopes, and in scrub. The caterpillars feed on various grasses, such as fescues (Festuca spp.), meadow-grasses (Poa spp.), false-bromes (Brachypodium spp.), and bromes (Bromus spp.). They hibernate and then pupate on the ground at the end of the spring in May to June. The Black Satyr is single-brooded.
Andorra / France / France: Mainland / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Portugal / Portugal: Mainland / Spain / Spain: Mainland /