Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Erynnis marloyi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Erynnis Rank Species | |
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Similar Carcharodus orientalis, Spialia phlomidis, Muschampia, Muschampia tessellum, Spialia orbifer | ||
Erynnis marloyi, the inky skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe (Greece and the Balkans) across Asia Minor to Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, southern Iran and Chitral, Pakistan.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm for males and 15–16 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Rosaceae species.
References
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