Muschampia leuzeae

Muschampia leuzeae
Fourth butterfly on line "e"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Muschampia
Species: M. leuzeae
Binomial name
Muschampia leuzeae
(Oberthür, 1881)

Muschampia leuzeae, the Algerian grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Algeria.

The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in two generations.

The larvae feed on Phlomis species.


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