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Sandy grizzled skipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Pyrgus |
Species: | P. cinarae
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Binomial name | |
Pyrgus cinarae (
Rambur, 1839)
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The sandy grizzled skipper (Pyrgus cinarae) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It has a restricted range in southeastern Europe with a small relict population in central Spain.
As with many Pyrgus species, this can be difficult to identify in the field. It is quite large for the genus ( wingspan 30–32 mm) and the underside of the hindwings are usually paler olive-brown than most of its congeners with large white markings but identification generally requires scrutiny in the hand.In Seitz it is described - H. cinarae Rambr. (= cynarae Frr.) (85 i). No marginal row on the forewing, but a very strongly developed median band on both wings, the spots of the band being large and white. Underside of hind- wing light yellowish green. The white discocellular spot not prolonged forward. South Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Asia Minor; in June. [1]
The adults are usually seen flying in June. Eggs are laid by females on the flower buds of plants of the genus Potentilla , which are fodder for caterpillars.
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Russian. (May 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Sandy grizzled skipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Pyrgus |
Species: | P. cinarae
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Binomial name | |
Pyrgus cinarae (
Rambur, 1839)
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The sandy grizzled skipper (Pyrgus cinarae) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It has a restricted range in southeastern Europe with a small relict population in central Spain.
As with many Pyrgus species, this can be difficult to identify in the field. It is quite large for the genus ( wingspan 30–32 mm) and the underside of the hindwings are usually paler olive-brown than most of its congeners with large white markings but identification generally requires scrutiny in the hand.In Seitz it is described - H. cinarae Rambr. (= cynarae Frr.) (85 i). No marginal row on the forewing, but a very strongly developed median band on both wings, the spots of the band being large and white. Underside of hind- wing light yellowish green. The white discocellular spot not prolonged forward. South Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Asia Minor; in June. [1]
The adults are usually seen flying in June. Eggs are laid by females on the flower buds of plants of the genus Potentilla , which are fodder for caterpillars.