Carcharodus stauderi

False Marbled Skipper

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Anti-Atlas, Morocco, March 2022

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Anti-Atlas, Morocco, April 2013

Field notes and information

This species replaces the southern marbled skipper C. baeticus in north Africa.

Identification & Similar species: The same identification tips apply as for the southern marbled skipper C. baeticus.

Distribution & Flight: Across north Africa a few Greek islands near the Turkish mainland.

Habitat & Behaviour: Hot dry grassy rocky places. Low levels in Greece. Hills and mountains in north Africa.

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Middle Atlas, Morocco, August 2019

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Anti-Atlas, Morocco, April 2013

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Middle Atlas, Morocco, June 2005

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Simi, Greece, May 2017

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Anti-Atlas, Morocco, April 2013

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Middle Atlas, Morocco, June 2005