Hipparchia syriaca

Hipparchia syriaca

''Hipparchia syriaca'' is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Greece especially on the island of Samos, Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, Republic of Macedonia, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. It is found on the edges of foothills and mountain forests up to 2,000m
Grayling Not 100% on the identification so feel free to recommend. Plenty of these butterflies were roaming the woodlands over the hills of Dubrovnik. Geotagged,Grayling,Hipparchia syriaca,Summer

Food

Larvae feed on ''Holcus'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusHipparchia
SpeciesH. syriaca
Photographed in
Croatia