Hipparchia alcyone

Taxobox
name = Hipparchia alcyone

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Rhopalocera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Satyrinae
tribus = Satyrini
subtribus = Satyrina
genus = "Hipparchia"
species = "H. alcyone"
binomial = "Hipparchia alcyone"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775The Rock Grayling "(Hipparchia alcyone)" is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia and the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 27-34 mm. The butterflies fly from June to September.

The larvae feed on various types of grass.

External links

* [http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/vlinders.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=373 Butterflies of Europe]