Muschampia leuzeae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Muschampia |
| Species: | M. leuzeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Muschampia leuzeae (Oberthür, 1881) | |
The Algerian Grizzled Skipper (Muschampia leuzeae) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is endemic to Algeria.
The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in two generations.
The larvae feed on Phlomis species.
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