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Hipparchia (butterfly)

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Hipparchia
Balkan grayling H. senthes
in North Macedonia
Cyprus grayling H. cypriensis
in Cyprus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subtribe: Satyrina
Genus: Hipparchia
Fabricius, 1807
Synonyms
  • Eumenis Hübner, [1819]
  • Nytha Billberg, 1820
  • Melania Sodoffsky, 1837 (preocc.)
  • Pseudotergumia Agenjo, 1947
  • Neohipparchia de Lesse, 1951
  • Parahipparchia Kudrna, 1977
  • Euhipparchia Kudrna, 1977
Delattin's grayling (H. volgensis) on Corfu
Eastern rock grayling (H. syriaca) on Corfu

Hipparchia is a genus of butterflies within the family Nymphalidae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 8, 2019). "Hipparchia Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Tom Tolman, Richard Lewington, Guide des papillons d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord, Delachaux et Niestlé, ISBN 978-2-603-01649-7
  3. ^ uk butterflies
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