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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele
Hipparchia semele(Linnaeus, 1758)
IUCN
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Satyrina
  5. Hipparchia
  6. Parahipparchia
  7.  semele
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TL: Sweden   (1500 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry pine forests
  • Forest clearings
  • Heathlands, moorlands

Similar species

  • Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) christenseni
  • Pseudochazara hippolyte
MU
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43-58 mm

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FD
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  • Russia
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàFaune lleonat
    ČeskyOkáč metlicový
    DanskSandrandøje
    DeutschOckerbindiger Samtfalter
    DeutschRostbinde
    Eesti keelRõmmesilmik
    EnglishGrayling
    EnglishThe Grayling
    EspañolPardo-rubia
    FrançaisAgreste
    GaeilgeDonnóg aille
    HrvatskiObični sivac
    ItalianoSemele
    LatviešuParastais silsamtenis
    LietuviųPušyninis satyras
    MagyarBarna szemeslepke
    NederlandsHeivlinder
    NorskKystringvinge
    PolskiSkalnik semele
    PortuguêsSemele
    ShqipSemelja
    SlovenčinaOčkáň metlicový
    SlovenščinaRjasti gozdnik
    SuomeksiHietaheinäperhonen
    SvenskaSandgräsfjäril
    WelshGweirlöyn llwyd
    РусскийБархатница семела
    РусскийСатир боровой
    УкраїнськаСатир Семела
    中文普通仁眼蝶
    日本語キマダラタカネジャノメ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeAgrostisBent
    PoaceaeCalamagrostisReedgrass
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeKoeleria macranthaPrairie Junegrass
    PoaceaeLeymus racemosusMammoth wild rye
    PoaceaeLolium perennePerennial ryegrass
    PoaceaePoaMeadow-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio semeleLinnaeus, 1758
    Hipparchia diffusaButler, 1880
    Satyrus cadmusFruhstorfer, 1908
    Hipparchia wilkinsoniKudrna, 1977
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele semele(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Paolo MazzeiItaly

Adult, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Przewoźniki

Adult, underside.

Magdalena TraciłowskaPoland, Janowiec

Adult, underside.

Maciej MatrajNetherlands, Lierop-Moorsel

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Lipa

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Lipa

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland

Larva.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Bojanów

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Bojanów

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Bojanów
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