Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Thymelicus hamza | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thymelicus Rank Species | |
Similar Carcharodus tripolinus, Tomares mauretanicus, Pseudochazara atlantis, Melitaea deserticola, Euchloe falloui |
Thymelicus hamza, the Moroccan small skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North Africa and from Anatolia to Turkestan.
The length of the forewings is 11-13 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation.
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