Warren's Skipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Pyrgus |
Species: | P. warrenensis |
Binomial name | |
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.