Hipparchia fagi
| Hipparchia fagi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hipparchia |
| Species: | H. fagi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763) | |
Hipparchia fagi, the woodland grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
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The wingspan is 66–76 mm.
Biology
The species can be found in Europe, mainly south of the Alps.
The butterflies fly from June to September.
The larvae feed on various types of grass.
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