The Carcharodus Project (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

THE CARCHARODUS PROJECT (LEPIDOPTERA: HESPERIIDAE)

Project goals

Detailed study of morphology, distribution and ecology of the genus Carcharodus Hübner, 1819 are the foundations of systematics and phylogeny.

Methods

• Analysis of the available literature

• Fieldwork

• Breeding

• Study of public and private collections

• Analyses of morphology and DNA

Timeline

Study of C. floccifera (1992-1999)

Start of the project in 2007

Presumable duration until about 2018

Completed journeys

Spain, Portugal, Southern France, Alps, Greece (Peloponnese, Samos, Kalymnos), Algarve, Middle East

Planned journeys