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Corsican grayling

Hipparchia neomiris Godart, 1822

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The corsican grayling (Hipparchia neomiris) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the corsican grayling

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4.6 cm – 5 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
June, August
Generations a year
One
Larval food plants
Poaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the corsican grayling?

CORSICAN GRAYLING · WINGSPAN 5 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the corsican grayling is about 2.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the corsican grayling live?

Not recorded

Is the corsican grayling endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the corsican grayling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusHipparchia
  7. SpeciesHipparchia neomiris Godart, 1822

Synonyms Hipparchia bipicta, Hipparchia caeca, Hipparchia flavovittata, Hipparchia jolaus, Hipparchia marmorae, Hipparchia pallida, Hipparchia postcacea, Hipparchia quadripuncta, Hipparchia saengeri, Satyrus neomiris, Satyrus nigerrima, Satyrus toteflavovittata, Satyrus totefulvovittata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Korsischer WaldportierGerman
  • Mercure tyrrhénienFrench
  • Corsicaanse heivlinderDutch
  • l'Agreste tyrrhenienFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the corsican grayling

Other species in the same genus Hipparchia.

Grayling

Hipparchia semele

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Common questions

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How big is the corsican grayling?

An adult corsican grayling has a wingspan of 4.6 cm – 5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the corsican grayling?

The corsican grayling (Hipparchia neomiris) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Corsican grayling (Hipparchia neomiris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/corsican-grayling

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BibTeX
@misc{corsican_grayling_2026,
  title = {Corsican grayling (Hipparchia neomiris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/corsican-grayling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}