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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Panorpida
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Carcharodini
Genus: Carcharodus

This butterfly prefers warm and stony areas to settle on. It gets its nectar from herbaceous plants.

Mallow Skippers lay their eggs on different species of Mallow. The butterfly flies from April to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Malva sylvestris and Althaea officinalis.

Common name(s): Mallow Skipper

Synonym(s): Papilio alceae, Papilio malvarum, Carcharodus swinhoei wissmanni
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