Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Grayling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHipparchia semele (Grayling)
GenusHipparchia (grayling butterflies)
TribeSatyrini (grayling butterflies)
SubfamilySATYRINAE (brown butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hipparchia semele (Grayling) :
1: Hipparchia semele (Grayling)
23 Jul 2013 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Resting with wings together on path
Image 1: Lateral view - wings togetherImage 2: Lateral view - wings together (2)Image 3: Head and antennae - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Head and antennae - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Lateral view - wings together - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Lateral view - wings together - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Lateral view - wings together - close-up - enlarged (3)
2: Hipparchia semele (Grayling)
17 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Underside
3: Hipparchia semele (Grayling)
29 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female, egg-laying on dead grass stem
Image 1: Egg-laying

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Revels, R. 2007 Grayling has been added to the list of BAP priority species Vol 18, No 6 Page: 435

Hipparchia semele (Grayling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hipparchia semele (Grayling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hipparchia semele (Grayling)
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