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Erynnis marloyi

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Erynnis marloyi

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Erynnis

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Species

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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

Erynnis marloyi Wikipedia


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