Carcharodus

Carcharodus
Carcharodus alceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Carcharodini
Genus: Carcharodus
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Spilothyrus Duponchel, 1835
  • Reverdinus Ragusa, 1919
  • Lavatheria Verity, 1940

Carcharodus is a Palearctic genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Description

This genus includes medium-sized, brown spotted skippers.

Distribution

They are widespread in central and southern Europe, in North Africa and in temperate Asia from northern India up to southern Siberia.

Habitat

These skippers can be found in meadows, trails and other sunny, warm locations. They fly in the sunshine and often visit flowers to drink nectar. The larvae feed on various herbs of several different plant families, including Malvaceae and Lamiaceae.

Species

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References

Carcharodus . Distribution (in French)

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