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Muschampia proto Figure of Muschampia proto in Seitz.The underside is shown on the left. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Genus: Muschampia Species: M. proto Binomial name Muschampia proto
(Ochsenheimer, 1816)The Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy, Sicily, Greece and in Macedonia.
The length of the forewings is 14-15 mm, although there are specimens with a forewing length of 15-17 mm in Morocco. Adults are on wing in April, May or even later in one generation.
The larvae feed on Phlomis species.
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