Cinquefoil skipper
| Cinquefoil skipper | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgus |
| Species: | P. cirsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839) | |
The cinquefoil skipper (Pyrgus cirsii) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It has a scattered distribution in central and southern Europe, and several isolated populations in North-eastern Turkey and in Armenia.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 26–28 mm and, typically of its genus, can be very difficult to identify in the field. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Carline skipper (P.carlinae) as the two are known to interbreed where their ranges overlap in the Alps but can usually be recognised by the prominent squarish, rather than c-shaped, white spot near the costa of the forewing and the usually deeper red-brown underwings. The cinquefoil skipper flies in July and August.
The larval food plant is spring cinquefoil.
External links
References
- ↑ Butterfly Conservation Armenia http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/pyrgus-cirsii.html
- Van Swaay & Warren (2000). Pyrgus cirsii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable.
- Whalley, Paul - Mitchell Beazley Guide to Butterflies (1981, reprinted 1992) ISBN 0-85533-348-0
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