| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Satyrinae |
| Genus | Hipparchia |
| Species | fagi |
| Authority | (Scopoli, 1763) |
| English Name | Woodland Grayling |
| European Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Near Threatened (NT) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Woodland Grayling is a butterfly of open woods that occurs on grassy vegetation, along woodland rides, and in woodland glades. The butterflies are fond of settling on tree trunks, head end up, where, with their wings tightly closed and the eye-spots hidden, they are very well camouflaged. The eggs are laid on the blades of such grasses as fescues (Festuca spp.), false-bromes (Brachypodium spp.), and bromes (Bromus spp.). The caterpillars grow very slowly and, when they are half-grown, they hibernate in the litter layer. The caterpillar pupates in a little hollow in the ground, spinning itself a sort of cocoon. The Woodland Grayling has one generation a year.
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