Spialia therapne
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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Spialia |
| Species: | S. therapne |
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The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in multiple generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Sanguisorba minor. They make a shelter of spun leaves.
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