Hipparchia fidia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Nymphalidae | 
| Genus: | Hipparchia | 
| Species: | H. fidia | 
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| Hipparchia fidia Linnaeus, 1767 | |
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The Striped Grayling, Hipparchia fidia, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in South-Eastern France and the bordering parts of Italy and North Africa.
Description
The wingspan is 48–56 millimetres (1.9–2.2 in).
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Biology
The butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various types of grass.
External links
- "Hipparchia fidia". Dagvlinders (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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