# Striped grayling (*Hipparchia fidia*)

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

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

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 5.6 cm – 6.2 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Scavenger |
| Main food | flowers |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| On the wing | June to August, October |
| 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 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*

## Common questions

### 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

- [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

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