Pyrgus malvoides
| Pyrgus malvoides | |
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| (Higuera de Calatrava, Spain) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgus |
| Species: | P. malvoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) | |
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The Southern Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvoides) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found from central France, southern Switzerland and Austria, south to Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is found up to heights of 2,500 meters.
The wingspan is 24–26 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.
The larva feed on Potentilla, Agrimonie and Fragaria species, but primarily Potentilla erecta.
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