Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small butterfly
Posted by Alvesgaspar on 03-12-2007 14:35
#1
I don't remeber seing a butterfly here for ID, Hope there are some experts :) This small one (less than 10mm body length) has eluded me for a long time.
Thanks,
Joaquim Gaspar
Posted by cosmln on 03-12-2007 15:19
#2
HI,
my opinion is that there you have an
Carcharodus alceae (Hesperidae).
cosmln
Posted by crex on 03-12-2007 15:21
#3
Could it be a
Carcharodus sp (Hesperiidae)?
Posted by crex on 03-12-2007 15:25
#4
Ahh, cosmln beat me to it. Compare with photos at
leps.it.
Posted by Alvesgaspar on 03-12-2007 20:07
#5
Thank you, cosmin and crex, no doubt it is a
C. alceae !
Posted by Rui Andrade on 03-12-2007 21:29
#6
Where did you take the photo? If the photo was taken in the South of Portugal the butterfly belongs to the species Carcharodus tripolinus, in the North we have C. alceae. They are sister species, only differentiable by male genitalia.
This according to the book "As borboletas de Portugal" by Ernestino Maravalhas.
Posted by Alvesgaspar on 03-12-2007 22:41
#7
I found the critter right in Lisbon, which means we should call it C. tripolinus. Is that book still available at the bookstores, I never saw it!
Joaquim
Posted by Rui Andrade on 03-12-2007 22:50
#8
Yes, I think it should be C. tripolinus, because the two species are geographically separated.
I bought my book in a Fnac store (in Porto), I don't know if it's still available.