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  2. Thymelicus hyrax
Thymelicus hyrax(Lederer, 1861)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Hesperiinae
  3. Hesperiini
  4. Thymelicina
  5. Thymelicus
  6.  hyrax
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TL: Turkey, Antiochia   (2000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry slopes
  • Rocky slopes
  • Xerophilous hillsides

Similar species

  • Thymelicus acteon
  • Thymelicus lineola
  • Thymelicus sylvestris
MU
FU

26-32 mm

MD
FD
  • Greece
  • Russia
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishLevantine Skipper
    FrançaisHespérie de Lederer
    PolskiKarłątek Lewantyński
    TürkçeLevantin Zýpzýpý
    ΕλληνικάΕσπερίδα των πετρών
    РусскийТолстоголовка иракская
    ייִדישהספרית נחושית
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hesperia hyraxLederer, 1861
    Thymelicus pfeifferiBytinski-Salz & Brandt, 1937
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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