Hipparchia fidia, the striped grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and in south-eastern France and the bordering parts of Italy and North Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hipparchia |
| Species: | H. fidia
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Description in Seitz
editS. fidia L. (44 d). Above similar to the preceding [ fatua ], but the underside much more variegated and brighter: the ocelli of the forewing large, broadly bordered with yellow, there being before them white smears which are proximally bordered by a black line. On the underside of the hindwing the exterior black discal line projects behind the apex of the cell as a broad tooth; it is externally broadly white and beyond it there are moreover strong white smears extending towards the distal margin.[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is 48–56 millimetres (1.9–2.2 in).
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Female underside -
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Male underside
Biology
editThe butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various types of grass.
References
edit- ^ "Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Seitz, A. in Seitz. A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Hipparchia fidia". Dagvlinders (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2014.