Striped grayling
Hipparchia fidia Linnaeus, 1767
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The striped grayling (Hipparchia fidia) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the striped grayling
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 5.6 cm – 6.2 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Scavengersrc for Diet
- Main food
- flowerssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- On the wing
- June to August, Octobersrc for On the wing
- Generations a year
- Onesrc for Generations a year
- Larval food plants
- Poaceae familysrc for Larval food plants
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the striped grayling?
Where does the striped grayling live?
Not recorded
Is the striped 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 striped grayling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyNymphalidae
- genusHipparchia
- SpeciesHipparchia fidia Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms Hipparchia albovenosa, Hipparchia albovenoseformis, Hipparchia benimguildi, Hipparchia hebitis, Hipparchia intermedia, Hipparchia kandarica, Hipparchia minor, Hipparchia monticola, Hipparchia paleia, Hipparchia velleia, Papilio fidia, Pseudotergumia arseniae, Pseudotergumia balearica, Pseudotergumia fidia, Satyrus fidia
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Faune ziga-zagaCatalan
- okáč pruhovanýCzech
- StregrandøjeDanish
- Festón BlancoSpanish
- Chevron blancFrench
- Gestreepte heivlinderDutch
- Preta-ZigzagPortuguese
Relatives of the striped grayling
Other species in the same genus Hipparchia.
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Woodland grayling
Hipparchia fagi
Tree grayling
Hipparchia statilinus
Rock grayling
Hipparchia hermione
Corsican grayling
Hipparchia neomiris
Freyer's grayling
Hipparchia fatua
CompareStriped grayling vs GraylingStriped grayling vs Woodland graylingStriped grayling vs Tree graylingStriped grayling vs Rock grayling
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the striped grayling?
An adult striped grayling has a wingspan of 5.6 cm – 6.2 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What does the striped grayling eat?
Its recorded main food is flowers.
What kind of animal is the striped grayling?
The striped grayling (Hipparchia fidia) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 · 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 · 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
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