Hipparchia aristaeus, the southern grayling, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Franco Andrea Bonelli in 1826. It is found in North Africa, southern Europe (Greece, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica) and Asia Minor. The habitat consists of hot dry rocky areas.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southern Grayling being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hipparchia senthes
- Hipparchia cretica
- Hipparchia pellucida
- Hipparchia maderensis
- Hipparchia semele
- Hipparchia cypriensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Hipparchia
- Species
- Hipparchia aristaeus
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