Hipparchia aristaeus

Hipparchia aristaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Hipparchia
Species: H. aristaeus
Binomial name
Hipparchia aristaeus
(Bonelli, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Papilio Satyrus aristaeus Bonelli, 1826
  • Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus
  • Satyrus semele var. algirica Oberthür, 1876
  • Hipparchia semele pallidalgirica Verity, 1923

Hipparchia aristaeus, the southern grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Franco Andrea Bonelli in 1826. It is found in North Africa, southern Europe (Greece, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica) and Asia Minor.[1] The habitat consists of hot dry rocky areas.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on grasses[2] of the family Gramineae.

Hipparchia aristaeus Turkey

Subspecies

  • Hipparchia aristaeus aristaeus
  • Hipparchia aristaeus algirica (Oberthür, 1876) (North Africa)

References

  1. ↑ "Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Captain's European Butterfly Guide


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