LEPIDOPTERA
S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833
HIPPARCHIA Fabricius, 1807
Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758)
· TYPE LOCALITY. Sweden.
· RANGE. W. Europe from Norway to Spain and Italy, the NW. and central European parts.
· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Dry warm edges of coniferous and mixed forests. Flight period: June-August. Host plants (Henriksen, Kreutzer, 1982): Corynephorus canescens, Elytrigia repens, Deschampsia, Agropyron, Aira, Triticum, Dactylis glomerata grasses.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997