Muschampia leuzeae, the Algerian grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Algeria.
Muschampia leuzeae | |
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Fourth butterfly on line "e" | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Muschampia |
Species: | M. leuzeae
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Binomial name | |
Muschampia leuzeae (Oberthür, 1881)
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The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in two generations.
The larvae feed on Phlomis species.
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