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Sandy grizzled skipper
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Pyrgus
Species:	P. cinarae
Binomial name
Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839)

The sandy grizzled skipper (Pyrgus cinarae) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It has a restricted range in southeastern Europe with a small relict population in central Spain.

As with many Pyrgus species, this can be difficult to identify in the field. It is quite large for the genus (wingspan 30–32 mm) and the underside of the hindwings are usually paler olive-brown than most of its congeners with large white markings but identification generally requires scrutiny in the hand.In Seitz it is described - H. cinarae Rambr. (= cynarae Frr.) (85 i). No marginal row on the forewing, but a very strongly developed median band on both wings, the spots of the band being large and white. Underside of hind- wing light yellowish green. The white discocellular spot not prolonged forward. South Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Asia Minor; in June.

The adults are usually seen flying in June. Eggs are laid by females on the flower buds of plants of the genus Potentilla , which are fodder for caterpillars.

References

1. Adalbert Seitz Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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

External links

• Captain's European Butterfly guide
• Lepiforum.de
• Butterfly Conservation Armenia

• Pyrgus
• Butterflies described in 1839
• Butterflies of Europe
• Butterflies of Asia