Carterocephalus silvicola
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Carterocephalus |
Species: | C. silvicola
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Binomial name | |
Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829
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Carterocephalus silvicola, the northern chequered skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.[1] It is found in northern Europe and the northern and eastern Palearctic.[2]
Description
[edit]The front wing length is twelve to 13 millimeters. The upper surface of the forewings is light yellow with large brown-black discal and small submarginal spots. The hindwings are basically brown-black in color with yellow spots arranged as in Carterocephalus palaemon and with an additional spot on the costa . The bottom is the same as the top. The female has slightly larger spots as well as a dark basal region and a dark outer edge.
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The caterpillars are grass green when mature with pale dorsal and lateral dorsal lines. They grow up to about 25 millimeters long. Before hibernating, the caterpillars turn gray-yellow. They overwinter as adult caterpillars.
The pupa is pale yellow with brown vertical stripes
Biology
[edit]The butterfly flies from May to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
References
[edit]- ^ 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. 6: 222. doi:10.12688/f1000research.10970.1. PMC 5373422. PMID 28408977.