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Hipparchia aristaeus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hipparchia

Hipparchia aristaeus Zuidelijke heivlinder heivlinder hipparchia aristaeus Southern

Similar
  
Hipparchia neomiris, Hipparchia syriaca, Coenonympha corinna, Hipparchia, Marbled ringlet

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

Hipparchia aristaeus Zuidelijke heivlinder heivlinder hipparchia aristaeus Southern

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

The larvae feed on grasses of the Gramineae family.

Subspecies

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

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    References

    Hipparchia aristaeus Wikipedia
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