| Striped Grayling (Hipparchia fidia (Linnaeus 1767)) |
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Scientific name: Hipparchia fidia (Linnaeus 1767) Common name: Striped Grayling Other names: Other scientific name: Pseudotergumia fidia. French name: Chevron blanc Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Rhopalocera Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Satyrinae Wingspan: 52-62 mm, females are slightly larger than males. Biotope: Rocky areas, dry areas, dry meadows. Geographic area: South of France, Iberian peninsula, regions of Italy close to the French border, North Africa. Flight time: July-August. Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Host plant: Graminae (Oryzopsis sp., Brachypodium sp., Piptatherum sp.). |
The upper side of the wings is greyish brown with a few dark marks. There are two white dots between two black marks on the upper side of the fore wing. The outer edge of the hindwing is scalloped. There is hardly visible black surbmarginal line. The under side of the hindwings is greyish white and brown with typical wavy black lines. The Striped Grayling over winters as a caterpillar which continues to feed. |
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I have observed this Striped Grayling on the pebble stones of the Ardèche river banks at the entrance of the canyon. |
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The Striped Grayling is easy to tell apart based on the pattern of the underside of the hind wing. |
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Here is one Striped Grayling landed on the typical pinkish rocks of the Estérel mountains. |
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Here is another Striped Grayling landed on the typical pinkish rocks of the Estérel mountains. |
André Bon November 2011