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Woodland Grayling

Hipparchia fagi

hi-PAR-kee-uh FAY-jy

Wingspan
♂ 70 - 78 mm, ♀ 70 - 80 mm

Checklist Number
59.0131

Woodland Grayling

Hipparchia fagi

hi-PAR-kee-uh FAY-jy

Wingspan
♂ 70 - 78 mm, ♀ 70 - 80 mm

Checklist Number
59.0131


A single male of this central and southern European butterfly was caught at Oxted in Surrey in July 1946. It is believed to have been accidentally introduced, possibly as an immature stage.

This species was first defined in Scopoli (1763) as shown here and as shown in this plate (type locality: Carniola, Slovenia).