Muschampia poggei explained

Muschampia poggei is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Asia Minor, Mesopotamia to Middle East, Transcaucasia) that belongs to the skipper family.

Description from Seitz

H. poggei Led. (85 c). Costal fold of male very feebly developed, represented by a ridge on the costa. Hindwing beneath without white spot in the centre of interspace 7. Syria, Armenia.^[1]

Biology

The larva feeds on Phlomis.

External links

• Butterfly Conservation Armenia

Notes and 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)