Hipparchia fidia

Hipparchia fidia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hipparchia
Species: H. fidia
Binomial name
Hipparchia fidia
Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms
  • Pseudotergumia fidia

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).

Biology

The butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various types of grass.

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