Pyrgus melotis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgus |
| Species: | P. melotis |
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| Pyrgus melotis (Duponchel, [1834]) | |
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Pyrgus melotis, the Aegean skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1832. It is found in the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Greece and the Middle East.[1] The habitat consists of grasslands and slopes.
The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm. It is characterized by the underside of the hindwings, which is cream-coloured, thus obscuring the markings; the spots on the upperside, especially those of the forewings, are generally large and square.[2] Adults are on wing from April to June and again from July to September in two or sometimes three generations per year.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rubus species.[3]
Subspecies
- Pyrgus melotis melotis
- Pyrgus melotis ponticus Reverdin, 1914 (Caucasus, Transcaucasia)
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