Hipparchia fidia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hipparchia |
Species: | H. fidia
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Binomial name | |
Hipparchia fidia | |
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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.
S. 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]
The wingspan is 48–56 millimetres (1.9–2.2 in).
The butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various types of grass.