Hipparchia neomiris
| Corsican grayling | |
|---|---|
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| Female from Corsica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hipparchia |
| Species: | H. neomiris |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipparchia neomiris Godart, 1822 | |
Hipparchia neomiris, the Corsican grayling, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is an endemic species confined to the islands of Corsica (where it is widespread and common in mountainous regions), Sardinia and Elba. The Corsican grayling flies in July.
The larvae feed on Poaceae.
References
- ↑ "Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Hipparchia (Hipparchia) neomiris (Godart, 1822) at Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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