Muschampia protheon

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Muschampia protheon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Muschampia
Species:
M. protheon
Binomial name
Muschampia protheon
(Rambur, 1858) [1]

Muschampia protheon is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central China (Kuku-Noor) to East Mongolia and Transbaikalia ) that belongs to the skippers family.

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Description from Seitz

H. protheon Rambr. (85 f). Five apical dots: all the spots of the upperside distinct. Hindwing beneath light brown; subterminal band composed of distinctly separated spots. The white spot between veins 3 and 4 less projecting than the cell-spot situated above it. South Russia. [2]

Biology

The larva feeds on Phlomoides tuberosa .

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References

  1. Rambur, 1858 Catalogue systematique des lépidoptères de l'Andalousie Cat. syst. Lépid. Andalousie (1): 1-92 (1858), (2): 93-442 ([1866])
  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)