Muschampia protheon

Muschampia protheon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Muschampia
Species:	M. protheon
Binomial name
Muschampia protheon (Rambur, 1858) [1]

Muschampia protheon is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central China (Kuku-Noor) to East Mongolia and Transbaikalia ) that belongs to the skippers family.

Description from Seitz

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

H. protheon Rambr. (85 f). Five apical dots: all the spots of the upperside distinct. Hindwing beneath light brown; subterminal band composed of distinctly separated spots. The white spot between veins 3 and 4 less projecting than the cell-spot situated above it. South Russia.[2]

Biology

The larva feeds on Phlomoides tuberosa.

See also

• List of butterflies of Russia

References

1. Rambur, 1858 Catalogue systematique des lépidoptères de l'Andalousie Cat. syst. Lépid. Andalousie (1): 1-92 (1858), (2): 93-442 ([1866])
2. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)