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Pyrgus aladaghensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Hesperioidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Similar
  
Pyrgus melotis, Pyrgus scriptura, Sandy grizzled skipper, Foulquier's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus ruralis

Pyrgus aladaghensis, also known as the Aladagh skipper or Aladag skipper, is a butterfly of the family of Hesperiidae that was first described by Willy De Prins and Dirk van der Poorten in 1995. It is found on the Aladaglar massive of the Taurus Mountains near Niğde, in southern Turkey.

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Pyrgus aladaghensis Wikipedia