Thymelicus hyrax
| Levantine Skipper | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Thymelicus |
| Species: | T. hyrax |
| Binomial name | |
| Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer, 1861) | |
The Levantine skipper (Thymelicus hyrax) is a butterfly in family Hesperiidae. The species is distributed in Greece, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Iran, and Israel.[1]
Life cycle
The species predominantly inhabits dry areas, in some regions also open woodlands, occupying the elevation range up to 2000 m a.s.l. The larval host plant is most probably Achnatherum bromoides. Butterflies are on wing from June till August in a single generation.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Lepidoptera Caucasi http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/thymelicus/
- ↑ Thymelicus at Funet.fi http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/thymelicus/
- ↑ Thymelicus hyrax at Butterfly Conservation Armenia http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/thymelicus-hyrax.html
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