Hipparchia fidia
Hipparchia fidia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hipparchia |
Species: | H. fidia |
Binomial name | |
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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