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{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Tessellated skipper
| status =
| image = Macrolepidoptera01seitz 0177.jpg | image = Macrolepidoptera01seitz 0177.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Last butterfly on line "e" and first on line "f" | image_caption = Last butterfly on line "e" and first on line "f"
| taxon = Muschampia tessellum
| regnum = ]ia
| authority = (], 1803)
| phylum = ]a
| classis = ]a
| ordo = ]
| familia = ]
| genus = '']''
| species = '''''M. tessellum'''''
| binomial = ''Muschampia tessellum''
| binomial_authority = (], 1803)
| synonyms = | synonyms =
*''Papilio tessellum'' <small>Hübner, </small> *''Papilio tessellum'' <small>Hübner, </small>
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'''''Muschampia tessellum''''', the '''tessellated skipper''', is a ] of the family ]. It is found from the southern ] (], ], ] and the European part of ]) through ], southern ] (north to the ] region) and ], southern ], ], east to the ] region. '''''Muschampia tessellum''''', the '''tessellated skipper''', is a ] of the family ]. It is found from the southern ] (], ], ] and the European part of ]) through ], southern ] (north to the ] region) and ], southern ], ], east to the ] region.


The length of the forewings is 13–16&nbsp;mm, the ] is 32–36&nbsp;mm. The upper wings are brown with numerous clear white spots on both ]. The underside of the wings are olive green with paler spots. Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid-August in Europe. In the ], adults are on wing from May to July. The length of the forewings is 13–16&nbsp;mm, the ] is 32–36&nbsp;mm. The upper wings are brown with numerous clear white spots on both fore- and hindwings. The underside of the wings are olive green with paler spots. Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid-August in Europe.

==Description in Seitz==
''H. tessellum'' Hbn. (85 e, f). Hindwing beneath grey-green or light olive, with three bands of light spots; the basal band, consisting of two spots, terminates in the cell: the median band very broad, reaching from veins 4 to 8; the white spot between veins 3 and 4 projects strongly from the band. Fore wing with four apical spots. From Russia throughout Anterior Asia to West China, Tibet and the Tian-shan. — The form ''nigricans'' form, nov., from Juldus, of which I have a female, has the upperside of the wings black; the median band of the fore-wing consists of only two spots, the lunule at the apex of the cell is absent, so that the disc bears only three white dots and a diffuse smear in interspace 2. The dots of the hindwing are reduced, obsolescent. The underside of both wings almost normal, but the centre of the forewing is nearly black, the white spots of the hindwing on the contrary broader and all very sharply developed. — ''nomas'' Led. (85 f) resembles name-typical specimens above; the underside of the hindwing,
however, is uniformly white, without markings. South Russia, Asia Minor, Altai and West China. .
<ref>Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, ''Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter'', 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)</ref>

==Biology==

In the ], adults are on wing from May to July.


The larvae feed on '']'' species, including '']'' in Greece and '']'' in the southern Ural. The larvae feed on '']'' species, including '']'' in Greece and '']'' in the southern Ural.
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==Subspecies== ==Subspecies==
*''Muschampia tessellum tessellum'' *''Muschampia tessellum tessellum''
*''Muschampia tessellum cribrelloides'' *''Muschampia tessellum cribrelloides''Warren, 1926
*''Muschampia tessellum nigricans'' *''Muschampia tessellum nigricans'' Mabille, 1908
*''Muschampia tessellum dilutior'' *''Muschampia tessellum dilutior'' Rühl, 1895.


==References== ==References==
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==Sources==
*Whalley, Paul - ''Mitchell Beazley Guide to Butterflies'' (1981, reprinted 1992) {{ISBN|0-85533-348-0}} *Whalley, Paul - ''Mitchell Beazley Guide to Butterflies'' (1981, reprinted 1992) {{ISBN|0-85533-348-0}}


==External links== ==External links==
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Species of butterfly

Muschampia tessellum
Last butterfly on line "e" and first on line "f"
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Muschampia
Species: M. tessellum
Binomial name
Muschampia tessellum
(Hübner, 1803)
Synonyms
  • Papilio tessellum Hübner,
  • Muschampia hibisci Boeber, 1812
  • Muschampia mazzola Ochsenheimer, 1816
  • Syrichtus tessellum

Muschampia tessellum, the tessellated skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the southern Balkan Peninsula (North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece and the European part of Turkey) through Ukraine, southern Russia (north to the Moscow region) and Asia Minor, southern Siberia, Mongolia, east to the Amur region.

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm, the wingspan is 32–36 mm. The upper wings are brown with numerous clear white spots on both fore- and hindwings. The underside of the wings are olive green with paler spots. Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid-August in Europe.

Description in Seitz

H. tessellum Hbn. (85 e, f). Hindwing beneath grey-green or light olive, with three bands of light spots; the basal band, consisting of two spots, terminates in the cell: the median band very broad, reaching from veins 4 to 8; the white spot between veins 3 and 4 projects strongly from the band. Fore wing with four apical spots. From Russia throughout Anterior Asia to West China, Tibet and the Tian-shan. — The form nigricans form, nov., from Juldus, of which I have a female, has the upperside of the wings black; the median band of the fore-wing consists of only two spots, the lunule at the apex of the cell is absent, so that the disc bears only three white dots and a diffuse smear in interspace 2. The dots of the hindwing are reduced, obsolescent. The underside of both wings almost normal, but the centre of the forewing is nearly black, the white spots of the hindwing on the contrary broader and all very sharply developed. — nomas Led. (85 f) resembles name-typical specimens above; the underside of the hindwing, however, is uniformly white, without markings. South Russia, Asia Minor, Altai and West China. .

Biology

In the Altai Mountains, adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Phlomis species, including Phlomis samia in Greece and Phlomis tuberosa in the southern Ural.

Subspecies

  • Muschampia tessellum tessellum
  • Muschampia tessellum cribrelloidesWarren, 1926
  • Muschampia tessellum nigricans Mabille, 1908
  • Muschampia tessellum dilutior Rühl, 1895.

References

  1. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)

Sources

  • Whalley, Paul - Mitchell Beazley Guide to Butterflies (1981, reprinted 1992) ISBN 0-85533-348-0

External links

Taxon identifiers
Muschampia tessellum


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