Mallow Skipper

Carcharodus alceae

The Mallow Skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, northern Africa, and in Central Asia. The butterfly prefers warm and stony areas to settle on. It gets its nectar from herbaceous plants.
Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae) From a patch of heath-lands to the north of Munich Carcharodus alceae,Deutschland,Falter,Geotagged,Germany,Insekt,Mallow Skipper,München,Schmetterling,Spring,Tiere,butterfly,mariposa

Naming

*"Carcharodus alceae alceae"
⤷ "Carcharodus alceae swinhoei" Watson, 1893
⤷ "Carcharodus alceae wissmanni" Warnecke, 1934

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusCarcharodus
SpeciesC. alceae
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Germany
Greece
Israel
Iran
Netherlands