# Rock grayling (*Hipparchia hermione*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-grayling  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

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

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 5.6 cm – 6.6 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | flowers |
| Habitat | forest, grassland, rocky |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| On the wing | June to August |
| Generations a year | One |
| Larval food plants | Poaceae family |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Nymphalidae
- genus: Hipparchia
- species: *Hipparchia hermione* Linnaeus, 1764

Synonyms: *Eumenis fagi genava*, *Hipparchia aelia*, *Hipparchia alcyone*, *Hipparchia alcyone alcyone*, *Hipparchia alcyone genava*, *Hipparchia alcyone norvegica*, *Hipparchia alcyone pyrenaea*, *Hipparchia alcyone vandalusica*, *Hipparchia elesyka*, *Hipparchia faronica*, *Hipparchia fuxiens*, *Hipparchia genava*, *Hipparchia graellsi*, *Hipparchia hermione alcyone*, *Hipparchia hermione norvegica*, *Hipparchia hermioneminor*, *Hipparchia heuseri*, *Hipparchia ibarrae*, *Hipparchia infumata*, *Hipparchia jurtina*, *Hipparchia latevittata*, *Hipparchia minor*, *Hipparchia multiocellata*, *Hipparchia murciana*, *Hipparchia nemorivaga*, *Hipparchia nigrogenava*, *Hipparchia noojos*, *Hipparchia norvegica*, *Hipparchia odilo*, *Hipparchia pardoi*, *Hipparchia pyrenaea*, *Hipparchia pyrenaica*, *Hipparchia remota*, *Hipparchia sogdiana*, *Hipparchia subalbida*, *Hipparchia thamyras*, *Hipparchia triocellata*, *Hipparchia vandalusica*, *Hipparchia vernetensis*, *Hipparchia vipsania*, *Hipparchia vivilo*, *Papilio aelia*, *Papilio alcyone*, *Papilio hermione*, *Satyrus alcyone*, *Satyrus alcyone*, *Satyrus alcyone pyrenaea*, *Satyrus alcyone vandalusica*, *Satyrus caeca*, *Satyrus hermione*, *Satyrus hermione alcyone*, *Satyrus pseudosemele*

## Common questions

### How big is the rock grayling?

An adult rock grayling has a wingspan of 5.6 cm – 6.6 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### What does the rock grayling eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

### What kind of animal is the rock grayling?

The rock grayling (Hipparchia hermione) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Shirey, V., Larsen, E., Doherty, A. et al. (2022) LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits. Scientific Data 9: 382. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01473-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

Cite as: Rock grayling (Hipparchia hermione). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rock-grayling