Hipparchia fatua

Hipparchia fatua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hipparchia
Species: H. fatua
Binomial name
Hipparchia fatua
Freyer, 1844

The Freyer's Grayling (Hipparchia fatua) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found from the Balkans, through Anatolia up to Iran.

The wingspan is 30–34 millimetres (1.2–1.3 in). The butterflies fly from June to October.

The larvae feed on various types of grass.

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