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Striped Grayling

Hipparchia fidia
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Summary

Hipparchia fidia, the striped grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and in south-eastern France and the bordering parts of Italy and North Africa.

Striped Grayling

Hipparchia fidia
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Tags

harmless

Scientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Insecta
order: Lepidoptera
family: Nymphalidae
genus: Hipparchia

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Description in Seitz

S. fidia L. (44 d). Above similar to the preceding [ fatua ], but the underside much more variegated and brighter: the ocelli of the forewing large, broadly bordered with yellow, there being before them white smears which are proximally bordered by a black line. On the underside of the hindwing the exterior black discal line projects behind the apex of the cell as a broad tooth; it is externally broadly white and beyond it there are moreover strong white smears extending towards the distal margin.

Description

The wingspan is 48 - 56 mm.

Biology

The butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on various types of grass.