See also - List of butterflys of Cyprus - Λίστα των πεταλούδων της Κύπρου
family Hesperiidae
Pelopidas thrax, commonly known as the Pale Small-branded Swift, Millet Skipper or White Branded Swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cyprus,Greece, western and south-western Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Arabia, Africa, Kashmir (N Pakistan) and the far east. In Greece, it is only known from Samos and Rhodos, where it is found on heights of 0 to 75 meters.
In Greece, adults are on wing in June. In Turkey, two generations were recorded, the first from May to July, the second from late September to mid October.
The larvae are known to feed on Panicum miliaceum in northern Africa. Larvae of ssp. inconspicua have been recorded feeding onImperata arundinacea, Ehrharta erecta, Oryza and Imperata species.
Photos Geri,5/7/2015 by George Konstantinou
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