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Muschampia orientalis / Oriental Marbled Skipper
Aziatikja
Hesperiidae - Pyrginae
Muschampia orientalis (Reverdin, 1913). TL: S. Greece.
 
 
1a. Muschampia orientalis, distribution map.  Historical data ;  Additional data from the 2018 update ;  New observations since the 2018 update.
1b. Muschampia orientalis ♂ upperside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1c. Habitat of Muschampia orientalis. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1d. Muschampia orientalis ♂ upperside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
Description
♂♂
Small butterfly. Fw: 14-15 mm.
Ups: usually grey-yellowish rather than brown gc.
Upf: three whitish spots near apex and conspicuous tranparent discal spot.
Uph: well developed pale discal and submarginal markings.
Unf: prominent hair-tuft.
Unh: pale-grey gc with obscure white markings.
♀♀
Sligthly larger than ♂♂.
Otherwise similar.
Similar species
Muschampia lavatherae
Upf:
gc light olive-brown.
Uph:
Conspicuous white discal and pd spots.
Unh:
gc whitish with indistinct markings.
Carcharodus alceae
Uph:
Vague and less white discal and pd markings.
Muschampia floccifera
Not easily distinguished externally.
Unh:
gc grey with irregular markings.
Male genitalia bear clear differentiating character.
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Life cycle
Adults: two to three generations from April to September.
Egg: short stage.
Caterpillar: overwintering as full-grown caterpillar.
Pupa: short stage.
Habitat
Muschampia orientalis inhabits dry, hot, flowery meadows in mountainous country up to 1000 m a.s.l.
Spatial requirement considerable, population density low.
Foodplants
Caterpillars feed mainly on Stachys sp., also mentioned is Ballota nigra.
Butterflies feed on a large variety of flowers.
Distribution
Albania: local.
Balkan: AL - BG - BIH - GR - HR - NMK - MNE - RKS - RO - SLO - SRB
Europe: IB - IT - ALP - BAL - NWE - UK - SCA - EEU*
Asia Minor, Near East, Caucasus, Transcaucasia and further east.
Conservation status
Muschampia orientalis is not endangered.
Albanian Red List: NE.
IUCN Red List, category at the Mediterranean level: LC.
Useful links
Pyrgus.de
Lepiforum
leps.it
Euroleps
(url) Dincă V., Cuvelier S., Székely L. & Vila R. 2009. New data on the Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera) of Dobrogea (south-eastern Romania). — Phegea 37(1): 1-21.
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