Pyrgus jupei

Pyrgus jupei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pyrgus
Species:
P. jupei
Binomial name
Pyrgus jupei
(Alberti, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia jupei Alberti, 1967

Pyrgus jupei, the Caucasian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Buchard Alberti in 1967. It is found in the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran.[1] The habitat consists of alpine and subalpine meadow belts.

Adults are on wing from the end of June to August.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pyrgus at funet
  2. ^ Russian Insects
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