Warren's Skipper
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Pyrgus warrenensis (Verity, 1928) |
Warren's Skipper (Pyrgus warrenensis) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is a strictly Alpine species.
This is a small skipper (wingspan 18-24 mm) with tiny white markings on dark brown wings. Very little is known about the ecology of this species and the larval food plant is unknown.
[edit] References
- Whalley, Paul - Mitchell Beazley Guide to Butterflies (1981, reprinted 1992) ISBN 0-85533-348-0