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Thymelicus hamza

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Thymelicus hamza

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Thymelicus

Rank
  
Species

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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.

Subspecies

  • Thymelicus hamza hamza (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia)
  • Thymelicus hamza novissima (Cyrenaica)
  • References

    Thymelicus hamza Wikipedia