(Freyer, 1844)
Freyer's Grayling
Description:
Freyer's Grayling can be found in dense thickets, on rocky slopes, on dry, grassy vegetation, in light woodland and in olive groves and orchards. There are trees in most habitats. In appearance and choice of biotope, Freyer's Grayling is very similar to the Tree Grayling (H. statilinus). The butterflies are fond of resting on the ground or on tree trunks, and hardly ever visit flowers.
It uses different grasses as food plants, and has one generation a year.
Habitat:
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mixed woodland
Coniferous woodland
Screes
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Hipparchia statilinus