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  2. Hipparchia (H.) alcyone
Hipparchia alcyone(Linnaeus, 1764)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Satyrina
  5. Hipparchia
  6. Hipparchia
  7.  alcyone
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (1600 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry pine forests
  • Forest clearings
  • Heathlands, moorlands

Similar species

  • Hipparchia (H.) fagi
MU
FU

52-66 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàFaune petit
    ČeskyOkáč bělopásný
    DanskKlipperandřje
    DeutschKleiner Waldportier
    EnglishRock Grayling
    EspañolBanda acodada
    FrançaisPetit Sylvandre
    LatviešuLielais samtenis
    LietuviųJuodasis satyras
    MagyarKis szürkeöves-szemeslepke
    NederlandsKleine boswachter
    NorskSvabergringvinge
    PolskiSkalnik alcyona
    SlovenčinaOčkáň bielopásy
    SvenskaLiten bandgräsfjäril
    SvenskaMindre bandgräsfjäril
    РусскийБархатница гермиона
    РусскийСатир альциона
    РусскийСатир малый лесной
    УкраїнськаСатир Альциона
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeBrachypodium
    PoaceaeBrachypodium phoenicoides
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse Brome
    PoaceaeBromusBrome
    PoaceaeFestuca ampla
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeFestuca paniculata
    PoaceaeFestuca rubraRed Fascue
    PoaceaeGramineaeGrass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hipparchia hermioneLinnaeus, 1764
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Hipparchia (H.) alcyone alcyone(Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Female, upperside.

Wojciech KudłaPoland

Adult, underside.

Marcin MikusekPoland

Adult, underside.

Jarosław BuryPoland

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Lipa

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland

Adult, underside.

Rafał CeladynPoland, Bukowno

Larva.

Henrik KalivodaSlovakia, Studienka

Larva.

Henrik KalivodaSlovakia, Studienka

Pupa.

Henrik KalivodaSlovakia, Studienka

Egg.

Henrik KalivodaSlovakia, Studienka
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