Gegenes nostradamus
Encyclopedia
Gegenes nostrodamus, commonly known as the Dingy Swift, Mediterranean Skipper or Veloz de las Rieras, is a butterfly
belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Mediterranean Sea
, through Anatolia
to Turkestan
and India
.
The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in multiple generations.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae, Aeluropus
(in the Sinai desert) and Panicum
species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
, through Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
to Turkestan
Turkestan
Turkestan, spelled also as Turkistan, literally means "Land of the Turks".The term Turkestan is of Persian origin and has never been in use to denote a single nation. It was first used by Persian geographers to describe the place of Turkish peoples...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in multiple generations.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae, Aeluropus
Aeluropus
Aeluropus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*...
(in the Sinai desert) and Panicum
Panicum
Panicum is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone...
species.