Muschampia mohammed
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Muschampia |
Species: | M. mohammed
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Binomial name | |
Muschampia mohammed (Oberthür, 1887)
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Muschampia mohammed, the Barbary skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.[1] It is endemic to Morocco and Algeria. It is found in dry and flower-rich areas between 1,500 and 2,000 meters.
The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm, although the first generation is smaller, with a forewing length of about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June in two generations.
The larvae feed on Phlomis species.
References
[edit]- ^ Higgins, Lionel George; Riley, Norman Denbigh (1970). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Houghton Mifflin. p. 327.
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