(Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)
Persian Skipper
Description:
The Persian Skipper occurs on dry grasslands, on dry scrub, in rocky places and at woodland edges. Although the larval food plant is not known for certain, probably various bindweeds (Convolvulus spp.) are used.
Also, it is not clear how many broods it has a year, but it is probably two.
Habitat:
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Spialia sertorius
Spialia orbifer
Spialia therapne
Pyrgus malvae