Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913

Original description

„Carcharodus stauderi, species nova“ Reverdin, J.-L., 1913 (Notes sur les genres Hesperia et Carcharodus. - Bull. Soc. lépid. Genève, 2 (4): 225; Pl. 21, Fig. 5, 12, Pl. 22, Fig. 3, 7). Locus typicus: El Kantara (southern Algeria).

Diagnosis

Resembles closely C. baeticus, secure determiation only possible by analysis of the genitalia. Male with hair tuft on forewing underside.

Genitalia

(Female genitalia to follow)

Subspecies

Apart from the nominotypical subspecies two more subspecies have been described: ramses from Egypt and ambiguus (Turkey and Middle East).

Distribution

Northern Africa, Levant to some Greek  island (Kos, Rhodos). Middle east to Iran.

Flight time

Several generations. The phenology is still poorly known. Hibernates probably as half-grown caterpillar.

Ecology and habitats

Dry and hot areas. This ist the most heat-tolerant species of the genus, it even lives in semideserts (e.g. on Sinai peninsula).

Hostplants

Still insufficiently known. Found on Ballota undulata, but is probably feeding on other species of Ballota and maybe Marrubium).

Important literature and internet links

Lepiforum (in german)

Eurobutterflies (Matt Rowlings)

Carcharodus on www.nic.funet.fi

Tree of life

Euroleps (Heiner Ziegler)

Important literature

Albrecht, Martin & Kissling, Thomas (2013)

Observations on the ecology and habitat of Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913 on the Greek island of Kalymnos (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 34 (1/2): 1-8. Frankfurt a. M.