Image to followAI-generated illustrationHipparchia semele
Hipparchia semele
Family: NymphalidaeGenus: Hipparchianative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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52
Plants
visited
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66
Interactions
documented
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17
Host plants
known
About this species
A univoltine butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. Larvae feed on a limited range of plants and overwinter. Adults fly from June to August.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
Univoltine; overwinters as a larva. Adults emerge in June and are on the wing until August.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophagous
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine
Overwintering
larva
Scientific profile
Hipparchia semele is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It produces a single generation each year, making it univoltine. The larvae are oligophagous, feeding on a restricted number of host plants. Overwintering takes place in the larval stage. Adult butterflies are active during the summer months, from June to August. The species is present in Great Britain.
Host plants
17 plants serve as food for the larvae
Agrostis calamagrostisAira praecoxAmmophila arenariaPoa annuaFestuca rubraDeschampsia cespitosaFestuca ovinaElymus repensBrachypodium sylvaticumCorynephorus canescensCalamagrostis strictaDeschampsia cespitosaDactylis glomerata subsp. lobataBrachypodium phoenicoidesArrhenatherum elatiusElymus repens subsp. repensStipa pennata
Visited plants
35 plants are visited by this species
Cirsium heterophyllumCirsium acauleScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisCirsium arvenseTrifolium pratenseRubus fruticosusBuddleja davidiiLophiolepis eriophoraCirsium dissectumCentranthus ruberCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareClematis vitalbaDipsacus fullonumCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraJacobaea vulgarisEryngium maritimumTrifolium repens subsp. repensCirsium tuberosumCarlina vulgarisCirsium palustreOriganum vulgareMentha arvensisMentha suaveolensLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusCakile maritima subsp. maritimaErica cinereaCalluna vulgarisMentha aquaticaMentha spicataCardamine pratensisThymus praecoxBromus erectusFestuca rubra subsp. rubraThymus serpyllumHedera helix subsp. helix
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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