Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 7:01 p.m.
A local species in Belgium, mainly observed in the coastal dunes and the Kempen area in the northeast. In the south of the country it used to be observed in the Condroz and in the Lorraine, there are however no sightings in Wallonia since 2008. In the 2008 Walloon red list it is considered critically endangered but most probably it is locally extinct in the south of Belgium. In Flanders, this species is considered vulnerable.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Satyrini > Genus: Hipparchia > Subgenus: Parahipparchia > Species: Hipparchia semele
- Vernacular names
- Heivlinder (NL), The Grayling (EN), Agreste (FR), Ockerbindiger Samtfalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hipparchia fauna (Sulzer, 1776), nec (Drury, 1773)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 19 (as Satyrus Semele). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June till the beginning of September.
