Carcharodus alceae
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Superorder: | Panorpida |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Tribe: | Carcharodini |
| Genus: | Carcharodus |
This butterfly prefers warm and stony areas to settle on. It gets its nectar from herbaceous plants.
Mallow Skippers lay their eggs on different species of Mallow. The butterfly flies from April to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Malva sylvestris and Althaea officinalis.
Common name(s): Mallow Skipper
Synonym(s): Papilio alceae, Papilio malvarum, Carcharodus swinhoei wissmanni
Mallow Skippers lay their eggs on different species of Mallow. The butterfly flies from April to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Malva sylvestris and Althaea officinalis.
Common name(s): Mallow Skipper
Synonym(s): Papilio alceae, Papilio malvarum, Carcharodus swinhoei wissmanni
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