Carterocephalus silvicola
Carterocephalus silvicola, the northern chequered skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.[1] It is found in northern Europe and northern and eastern Asia.[2]
Mounted
| Carterocephalus silvicola | |
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| male | |
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| both in Estonia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Carterocephalus |
| Species: | C. silvicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829 | |
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The butterfly flies from May to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
References
- Jeong, Su Yeon; Kim, Min Jee; Jeong, Na Ra; Kim, Iksoo (2019-07-03). "Complete mitochondrial genome of the silver stripped skipper, Leptalina unicolor (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4 (2): 3418–3420. doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1674725. PMC 7707257. PMID 33366020.
- Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Fan, Xiao-Ling; Wang, Rongjiang; Wang, Min; Grishin, Nick V. (2017-03-06). "Mitogenomes of Giant-Skipper Butterflies reveal an ancient split between deep and shallow root feeders". F1000Research. doi:10.12688/f1000research.10970.1. PMC 5373422. PMID 28408977.
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