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Carterocephalus silvicola

Carterocephalus silvicola
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Carterocephalus
Species: C. silvicola
Binomial name
Carterocephalus silvicola
Meigen, 1829
Synonyms
  • Carterocephalus silvicolus (Meigen, 1771)
  • Carterocephalus silvius (Knoch, 1781)

Carterocephalus silvicola, the northern chequered skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in northern Europe and north and east Asia.

The butterfly flies from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.



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