Pyrgus malvoides
Pyrgus malvoides, the southern grizzled skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). The southern grizzled skipper is also very closely related to the grizzled skipper and has not been separated by significant isolation reproductive barriers.[1] It is found from central France, southern Switzerland and Austria, south to Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is found up to heights of 2,500 meters.
| Southern grizzled skipper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgus |
| Species: | P. malvoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) | |
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The wingspan is 24–26 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.
The larva feed on Potentilla, Agrimonia and Fragaria species, but primarily Potentilla erecta.
References
- Hernández-Roldán, Juan L.; Bofill, Roger; Dapporto, Leonardo; Munguira, Miguel L.; Vila, Roger (2014-09-01). "Morphological and chemical analysis of male scent organs in the butterfly genus Pyrgus (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 14 (3): 269–278. doi:10.1007/s13127-014-0170-x. ISSN 1439-6092.
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