Hipparchia fagi (Scopoli, 1763)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Satyrinae → tribe Satyrini → subtribe Satyrina → genus Hipparchia → subgenus Hipparchia → species Hipparchia fagi
Species name(s)
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi (Scopoli, 1763) = Papilio fagi Scopoli, 1763 = Satyrus fagi krymaea Sheljuzhko, 1929 = Eumenis aturia Fruhstorfer, 1910 = Satyrus japudium Stauder, 1912. [9, 10, 187]
Woodland Grayling.
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 3.
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky.
Forewing length
36—40 mm.
Primary colors
Brown/Gray/Black, White.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Over-wintering stage
Larva.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [1].
- Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Germany, Greece (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, North Aegean, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland,Yugoslavia. [10].
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, the European Central Black Earth, Central European, Western Caucasus, Lower Volga, Mid-Volzhsky, South Ural. [3].
- Hipparchia fagi flies in France and Central Europe, in Italy and on the Balkan Peninsula. It rarely appears above 52° N. It is absent in Great Britain, Portugal and Northern Europe. In general, the range is characterized by significant gaps. It flies at altitudes up to 1000 m [85].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- The length of the front wing is 4 cm. The wings are dark, each with a light band, on the last one there are 1 or 2 eyes. Females are distinguished by a larger size and a more yellow-tinged sling. The color of the underside of the wings allows the butterfly to blend in with the bark of the tree on which it rests. Buchberry marigold looks similar to Hipparchia alcyone, but differs from it in its larger size. In addition, the species is distinguished by the fact that in H. fagi the white band on the hindwings is wider than the brown border, and in H. alcyone-on the contrary. [85].
General info about Imago
- Habitat: meadows, edges and clearings of deciduous forests, sometimes found together with circe. Females are much more common than males. [85].
Imago lifespan
- Years: mid-July (June-Moukha, 1979) — mid-August. [85].
General info about Larva
- The caterpillars are striated, reddish-gray. Larvae of the marigold marigold feed exclusively at night, hiding in various secluded places during the day. [85].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Gramineae. [28].
- Представители семейства злаковые — Bromus, Lolium и бухарник (Holcus). [85].
Larva lifespan
- They live from September to July (May—June — Moukha, 1979) of the following year. [85].
Pupa
- The pupa is dark brown. [85].
Overwintering stage
- Winter caterpillars, in fallen leaves. [85].
Subspecies of Hipparchia fagi
- Hipparchia fagi sicula Schwingenschuss, 1942. [187]
- H. f. tetrica Fruhstorfer, 1907. [9]
- H. f. tigridia Agenjo, 1969. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Evgeny Komarov, Eddy Verfaillie. Text data: Peter Khramov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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