Hipparchia fidia
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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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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).
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Female -
Female underside -
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Male underside
Biology
The butterflies fly from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various types of grass.
References
- ^ "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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