Spialia therapne

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Spialia therapne
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spialia
Species:
S. therapne
Binomial name
Spialia therapne
(Rambur, 1832) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia therapneRambur, 1832

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. The underside of hindwing is brick-red, with a white macular band, of which the discocellular spot is proximally neither dentate nor prolonged. On the underside the spots and fringes are yellowish red. [3] Adults are on wing from April to September in multiple generations per year. [4]

The larvae feed on Sanguisorba minor . They make a shelter of spun leaves.

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References

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