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Pyrgus alpinus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pyrgus

Pyrgus alpinus

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

Pyrgus alpinus is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Ghissar to western China and northern India.

Subspecies

  • Pyrgus alpinus alpinus
  • Pyrgus alpinus alichurensis de Jong, 1975 (southern and eastern Pamirs)
  • Pyrgus alpinus mustagatae Alberti, 1952 (Chinese eastern Pamirs)
  • References

    Pyrgus alpinus Wikipedia