Gegenes pumilio
| Gegenes pumilio | |
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| both in Sithonia, Greece | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Gegenes |
| Species: | G. pumilio |
| Binomial name | |
| Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)[2] | |
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Gegenes pumilio, the pigmy skipper or dark Hottentot, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea through Anatolia to the Himalaya and southwards through Africa to Madagascar.[3]
The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae species as well as Pennisetum clandestinum, Ehrharta (including Ehrharta erecta) and Cynodon species.[4]
Subspecies
- Gegenes pumilio pumilio (southern Europe, Middle East, India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
- Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878) (Africa, Arabia to Lebanon, Turkey to northern Pakistan, Kashmir)
- Gegenes pumilio monochroa (Rebel, 1907) (Yemen: Socotra)
References
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- ↑ Westrip, J.R.S. (2022) [errata version of 2021 assessment]. "Gegenes pumilio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T174447A222973332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T174447A222973332.en. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- ↑ Gegenes at funet.fi
- ↑ de Jong, R., Coutsis, J.G., 2017. A re-appraisal of Gegenes Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) based on male and female genitalia, with the description of a new genus, Afrogegenes. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 160 (1): 41-60
- ↑ http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae