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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Hipparchia fidia, the striped grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] 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).
Female
Female underside
Male
Male underside
Biology
The butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various types of grass.
References
- ↑ "Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Hipparchia fidia". Dagvlinders (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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