Spialia therapne
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Spialia |
Species: | S. therapne
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Spialia therapne, the Corsican red-underwing skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia.[2]
The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in multiple generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Sanguisorba minor. They make a shelter of spun leaves.
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie
Categories:
- Spialia
- Butterflies described in 1832
- Pyrginae stubs