Hipparchia fidia

Hipparchia fidia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Hipparchia
Species: H. fidia
Binomial name
Hipparchia fidia
Synonyms
  • Pseudotergumia fidia

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).

Biology

The butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various types of grass.

References

  1. "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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