Muschampia poggei is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Asia Minor, Mesopotamia to Middle East, Transcaucasia) that belongs to the skipper family.
| Muschampia poggei | |
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| Muschampia poggei in Seitz 85c | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Muschampia |
| Species: | M. poggei
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| Muschampia poggei | |
Description from Seitz
editH. poggei Led. (85 c). Costal fold of male very feebly developed, represented by a ridge on the costa. Hindwing beneath without white spot in the centre of interspace 7. Syria, Armenia.[2]
Biology
editThe larva feeds on Phlomis.
References
edit- ^ Lederer, 1858 Noch einige syrische Schmetterlinge Wien. ent. Monats. 2 (5) : 135-152, pl. 2-4
- ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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