Muschampia poggei

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Muschampia poggei
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Muschampia poggei in Seitz 85c
Scientific classification
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Hesperiidae
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M. poggei
Binomial name
Muschampia poggei
(Lederer, 1858) [1]

Muschampia poggei is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Asia Minor, Mesopotamia to Middle East, Transcaucasia) that belongs to the skipper family.

Description from Seitz[]

H. poggei Led. (85 c). Costal fold of male very feebly developed, represented by a ridge on the costa. Hindwing beneath without white spot in the centre of interspace 7. Syria, Armenia.[2]

Biology[]

The larva feeds on Phlomis.

References[]

  1. ^ Lederer, 1858 Noch einige syrische Schmetterlinge Wien. ent. Monats. 2 (5) : 135-152, pl. 2-4
  2. ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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