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.