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Carcharodus stauderi

False Marbled Skipper

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Middle Atlas, Morocco, June 2005

 

Middle Atlas, Morocco, June 2005
 

Middle Atlas, Morocco, June 2005

 

The False Marbled Skipper replaces the Southern Marbled Skipper (C. boeticus) in north Africa. It also flies on one or two of the Greek islands, effectively confining boeticus to the south and the east. It is very similar to that butterfly. As usual for Carcharodus, it is very variable and difficult to pick out constant features to differentiate them from close relatives. It flies in dry places with grasses and flowers, usually around margins of scrub or woodland.

 

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