Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
mallow skipper
on Malva, etc.
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 20.viii.2018 © Laurens van der Linde: imago
21.vi.2018: larva
parasite
Larvae in a folded leaf segment; in larger leaves a segment is cut loose.
host plants
Malvaceae, oligophagous
Abutilon theophrasti; Alcea rosea, setosa; Althaea officinalis; Hibiscus; Malva alcea, moschata, multiflora, neglecta, subovata, sylvestria, thuringiaca; Malvella sherardiana.
It has been found in Israel that the larve can successfully complete its development on a strongly aberrant host plant, viz. Chrozophora tinctoria (Euphorbiaceae: Benyamini).
phenology
Hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
references
Baquero, Moraza, Ariño & Jordana (2011a), Benyamini (2005a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Hiermann, Friebe & Mayr (2017a), Lafranchis (2020b), Lepiforum (2021), Obregón, Shaw, Fernández-Haeger & Jordano (2015b), Seizmayr (2015a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).