| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Satyrinae |
| Genus | Hipparchia |
| Species | syriaca |
| Authority | (Staudinger, 1871) |
| English Name | Eastern Rock Grayling |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Eastern Rock Grayling looks very much like the Woodland Grayling (H. fagi), and they occur together in some places. This butterfly is a species of scrub and light woodland of all sorts, deciduous, coniferous and mixed. At the hottest part of the day, the butterflies hardly fly at all, resting with closed wings on the shadow side of the tree trunk, or on the ground where they blend into their surroundings. They hardly ever visit flowers. Their flight is quick and powerful. The caterpillars feed on grasses. Although single-brooded, they can be seen from May until September. The butterflies may be inactive during the hot, dry summer.
Albania / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Cyprus / Greece / Greece: Mainland / Greece: East Aegean Islands / North Macedonia / Montenegro / Romania / European Russia / Serbia / Serbia: Serbia / Serbia: Kosovo / European Türkiye /
No larval foodplants are available for this species.