Where does the Grayling [butterfly] live?
Hipparchia semele has 255,319 records in 45 countries and territories, from 1697 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
![Grayling [butterfly]](/img/animal/hipparchia-semele.jpg)
- 255,319 records
- 45 places
- 183 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaeHipparchia
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
16972026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 105,779 | |
| Netherlands | 43,208 | |
| France | 21,761 | |
| Belgium | 19,746 | |
| Sweden | 16,282 | |
| Spain | 10,631 | |
| Switzerland | 8,290 | |
| Denmark | 5,843 | |
| Germany | 3,627 | |
| Finland | 3,557 | |
| Ireland | 2,469 | |
| Norway | 2,065 | |
| Poland | 1,364 | |
| Åland Islands | 1,289 | |
| Guernsey | 1,232 | |
| Italy | 1,185 | |
| Austria | 1,156 | |
| Jersey | 1,075 | |
| Isle of Man | 888 | |
| Estonia | 608 | |
| Portugal | 593 | |
| Croatia | 576 | |
| Luxembourg | 472 | |
| Hungary | 421 | |
| Lithuania | 316 | |
| Czechia | 260 | |
| Romania | 222 | |
| Russia | 92 | |
| Slovenia | 87 | |
| Ukraine | 43 | |
| Latvia | 37 | |
| Slovakia | 30 | |
| Belarus | 26 | |
| Andorra | 22 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 17 | |
| Serbia | 17 | |
| Bulgaria | 8 | |
| Greece | 7 | |
| Algeria | 5 | |
| Türkiye | 5 |
Showing the top 40 of 45 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Nymphalidae.
Meadow Brown
4,560,465 records
Speckled Wood
3,486,096 records
Red Admiral
3,155,721 records
Peacock
3,059,784 records
Small Tortoiseshell
2,607,931 records
Gatekeeper
1,962,513 records
Small Heath
1,896,091 records
Ringlet
1,822,205 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.