Grayling Butterfly
Taken at Tentsmuir Forest on 21st July 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
Taken at Stevenston on 16th July 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.

Taken at Stevenston on 13th July 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
Grayling Butterfly.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Hipparchia semele.
Lepidoptera.
Nymphalidae

Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Wingspan:
Flies/Found:

Tender blades of grass,
Nectar: mainly from Bell Heather and Cross Leaved Heath
Coastal habitats such as dunes, saltmarsh, undercliffs and clifftops.
50 - 60 mm.
June - July.