Erynnis marloyi
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Genus: | Erynnis
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Species: | E. marloyi
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Erynnis marloyi Boisduval, 1834
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Erynnis marloyi, the inky skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe (Greece and the Balkans) across Asia Minor to Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, southern Iran and Chitral, Pakistan.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm for males and 15–16 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Rosaceae species.
External links[]
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Russian Insects
- Erynnis marloyi at Butterfly Conservation Armenia
Categories:
- Erynnis
- Butterflies of Asia
- Butterflies of Europe
- Butterflies described in 1834
- Pyrginae stubs