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Grizzled skipper

Pyrgus malvae

Synonyms: Мальвовая толстоголовка

Order Lepidoptera. Family Hesperiidae.

Grizzled skipper — Photographs 1
Grizzled skipper.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Pyrgus malvae, the grizzled skipper, is a butterfly species from the family Hesperiidae.

Traits

Wingspan
20–26 mm
Flight period
April–June
Host plants
cinquefoil, wild strawberry
Generations per year
1

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Photographs

Grizzled skipper — Photographs 2
Grizzled skipper. Zoological illustration.
Dr. F. Nemos / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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