Spialia therapne
| Spialia therapne | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Spialia |
| Species: | S. therapne |
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| Spialia therapne (Rambur, 1832)[1] | |
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Spialia therapne, the Corsican red-underwing skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found on the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia.[2]
The wingspan is 19–21 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April to September in multiple generations per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Sanguisorba minor. They make a shelter of spun leaves.
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