TL: South Greece, Peloponnesos
Habitat
- Dry sunny slopes
- Scrub
- Steppes
26-30 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishOriental Skipper 
FrançaisHespérie levantine 
HrvatskiIstočni debeloglavac 
MagyarKeleti busalepke 
NederlandsOostelijk andoorndikkopje 
PolskiWarcabnik wschodni 
ShqipAziatikja 
SuomeksiKaakonkirjosiipi 
TürkçeŢark Zýpzýpý 
ΕλληνικάΑνατολική εσπερίδα 
РусскийТолстоголовка восточная 
ייִדישהספרית מכבים
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Lamiaceae Ballota nigra Black Horehound Lamiaceae Clinopodium acinos Basil thyme Lamiaceae Marrubium peregrinum Lamiaceae Phlomis Jerusalem Sage Lamiaceae Sideritis taurica Lamiaceae Stachys cretica Lamiaceae Stachys officinalis Betony
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913
- Subspecies
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Species Author Muschampia (Reverdinus) orientalis maccabaeus (Hemming, 1925) Muschampia (Reverdinus) orientalis orientalis (Reverdin, 1913) Muschampia (Reverdinus) orientalis teberdinus Devyatkin, 1990
- Muschampia (Reverdinus) orientalis is a member of the clade Carcharodus flocciferus:
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Species Author Muschampia (Reverdinus) dravira (Moore, [1875]) Muschampia (Reverdinus) floccifera (Zeller, 1847) Muschampia (Reverdinus) orientalis (Reverdin, 1913)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterfly Conservation Armenia 
Carcharodus Project Martin Albrecht euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera Caucasi Валентин Тихонов Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis
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