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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Hipparchia (H.) fagi
Hipparchia fagi(Scopoli, 1763)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Satyrina
  5. Hipparchia
  6. Hipparchia
  7.  fagi
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TL: Slovenia, Krain   (1300 m.)

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MU

62-66 mm

FU

62-72 mm

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Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàFaune gran
    ČeskyOkáč medyňkový
    DeutschGroßer Waldportier
    EnglishWoodland Grayling
    EspañolBanda curva
    FrançaisGrand sylvandre
    FrançaisSylvandre
    HrvatskiBukvin sivac
    ItalianoErmione
    ItalianoSatiro del faggio
    MagyarNagy szürkeöves-szemeslepke
    NederlandsGrote boswachter
    ShqipPylltarja
    SlovenčinaOčkáň medúnkový
    SlovenščinaVeliki gozdnik
    SrpskiŠumska skrivalica
    SuomeksiIso heinäperhonen
    SvenskaStor bandgräsfjäril
    TürkçeOrman Karameleđi
    ΕλληνικάΜεγάλη ιππάρχια
    РусскийБархатница буковая
    РусскийБархатница буковая
    УкраїнськаСатир буковий
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBromopsis erectaErect brome
    PoaceaeFestuca rubraRed Fascue
    PoaceaeHolcus lanatusYorkshire Fog
    PoaceaeHolcus mollisCreeping Soft Grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio fagiScopoli, 1763
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Female, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Brno-Hády

Male, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczBulgaria, Славянка

Adult, underside.

Silvio SorciniItaly, Cerreto di Spoleto

Adult, underside.

Theo MamaisGreece, Φαλακρό

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczHungary, Várpalota

Copulating pair.

Bea BauerHungary, Egerszalók
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