Hipparchia azorina
| Hipparchia azorina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hipparchia |
| Species: | H. azorina |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipparchia azorina (Strecker, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hipparchia occidentalis | |
Hipparchia azorina, the Azores Grayling, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to the Azores. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S. 2000. Hipparchia azorina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
- van Swaay, C., Wynhoff, I., Verovnik, R., Wiemers, M., López Munguira, M., Maes, D., Sasic, M., Verstrael, T., Warren, M. & Settele, J. (2009). "Hipparchia azorina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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