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Carcharodus cf. tripolinus. Although the external differences between Carcharodus tripolinus and Carcharodus alceae are impossible to determine by photo, geographic distribution indicates that this species is mainly distributed through southern territory, in contrast to the other congener, more localized in the central and northern regions of the portuguese territory.
The False Mallow Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along a narrow strip along the coast of southern Portugal and Spain and across North Africa.
It is indistinguishable from ''Carcharodus alceae'', but the male genitalia show significant differences which is why they are treated as different species. The wingspan is 26-34 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September. The larvae feed on ''Malva sylvestris''. They have also been recorded on ''Althaea'' in Egypt.
