Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Muschampia mohammed | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Muschampia Rank Species | |
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Similar Thymelicus hamza, Carcharodus tripolinus, Melitaea deserticola, Muschampia proto, Muschampia | ||
Muschampia mohammed, the Barbary skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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.
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