Hipparchia statilinus
species of insect
Hipparchia statilinus, the tree grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
Hipparchia statilinus statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766)
Hipparchia statilinus sylvicola (Austaut, 1880) (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia)
Distribution
The species can be found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia and the Caucasus.
Habitat
This butterfly can be found in dry, rocky, grassy and bushy areas at an elevation of 0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft) above sea level.
Description
Hipparchia statilinus has a wingspan of 60–68 millimetres (2.4–2.7 in). These butterflies are rather variable, especially in the shades of brown present on the wings and in the intensity of the white bands. Usually the basic color of the upperside of the wings is dull brown in the male, lighter or ocher in the female, with a fringe on the edges. Two blind or very discreetly pupillated black eyespots are present on the forewings, while the hindwings show a very small eyespot.
The underside is marbled with ocher and dusty white bands. On the underside of each forewing there are two black eyespots ringed in yellow, the upper one with a white central spot. Between the two black eyespots there are two white spots.
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