Hipparchia statilinus

Hipparchia statilinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hipparchia
Species: H. statilinus
Binomial name
Hipparchia statilinus
Hufnagel, 1766 [2]

Hipparchia statilinus, the tree grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[3] The species can be found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia and the Caucasus.[1]

The wingspan is 21–25 millimetres (0.83–0.98 in). On the underside of each forewing there are two black eyespots ringed in yellow, the upper one with a white central spot. Between the two black eyespots there are two white spots. On the underside of the hindwings there may be a black spot near the posterior and anal margin.[4]

This butterfly can be found in rocky, grassy habitats.[1][4] The larvae feed on various common grasses of the Poaceae family.[1][5] Adults fly from July to October, and can be found resting on rocky ground with closed wings, warming up.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tennent, W.J. (2011). "Hipparchia statilinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T160360A5364211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160360A5364211.en. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Hufnagel, Johann Siegfried (1766). "Tabelle von den Tagevögeln der hiesigen Gegend, worauf denen Liebhabern der Insekten Beschaffenheit, Zeit, Ort und andere Umstände der Raupen und der daraus entstehenden Schmetterlinge bestimmt werden". Berlinisches Magazin. 2 (1): 84–85.
  3. ↑ "Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. 1 2 3 Rowlings, Matt. "Neohipparchia statilinus". euroButterflies. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Hipparchia statilinus at the Encyclopedia of Life
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