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Grayling - Hipparchia semele
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Family: Satyridae. Flight Time: June - September Size: 42-50mm Altitude: 0-2000m |
| A well camouflaged species which angles its wings so as to leave no shadow. It is quite variable with many named subspecies, also a large number of similar species in Europe, some only separable by examination of the genitalia! | |
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Heathland, mainly coastal in the UK |
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