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Marbled Skipper

Carcharodus lavatherae · Hesperiidae · Lepidoptera

Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records411in 2 countries
Most seen inTürkiye339 records
Red List–IUCN status
Marbled Skipper
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About

Marbled Skipper in brief

The marbled skipper (Carcharodus lavatherae) is a butterfly or moth of the Hesperiidae family.

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 411 published records, most of them from Türkiye and Armenia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in January and February.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Türkiye339 records · best Jul, Jun
Armenia72 records · best Jun, Jul
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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