Muschampia protheon
Species of butterfly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Muschampia protheon | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Muschampia |
| Species: | M. protheon |
| Binomial name | |
| Muschampia protheon | |
Description from Seitz
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.
