''Hipparchia aristaeus'', the southern grayling, is a
butterfly of the family
Nymphalidae. It was described by
Franco Andrea Bonelli in 1826. It is found in
North Africa, southern Europe (
Greece,
Sicily,
Sardinia,
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
) and
Asia Minor. The habitat consists of hot dry rocky areas.
The
wingspan is 50–60 mm. According to Seitz ''aristaeus'' Bon. (42 f), from Sardinia and Corsica, has a heavy red- brown tint in the pale bands, which colour in the female extends far into the disc of the forewing. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on grasses
of the family
Gramineae.
Subspecies
*''Hipparchia aristaeus aristaeus''
*''Hipparchia aristaeus algirica''
(Oberthür, 1876) (North Africa)
References
Butterflies described in 1826
Hipparchia (butterfly)
Taxa named by Franco Andrea Bonelli
Butterflies of Africa
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies of Europe
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