Hipparchia aristaeus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Hipparchia |
| Species: | H. aristaeus |
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Hipparchia aristaeus (Bonelli, 1826) |
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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.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on grasses of the Gramineae family.
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