Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small butterfly

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 03-12-2007 13:35
#1
I don't remeber seing a butterfly here for ID, Hope there are some experts Smile 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 14:19
#2
HI,

my opinion is that there you have an Carcharodus alceae (Hesperidae).
cosmln

Posted by crex on 03-12-2007 14:21
#3
Could it be a Carcharodus sp (Hesperiidae)?

Posted by crex on 03-12-2007 14:25
#4
Ahh, cosmln beat me to it. Compare with photos at leps.it.

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 03-12-2007 19:07
#5
Thank you, cosmin and crex, no doubt it is a C. alceae !

Posted by Rui Andrade on 03-12-2007 20:29
#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 21:41
#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 21:50
#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.