Spialia rosae

Spialia rosae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spialia
Species: S. rosae
Binomial name
Spialia rosae
Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dincă, Vicente & Vila, 2016[1]

Spialia rosae is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found only in Spain.

The larvae feed on roses.

References

  1. Hernández-Roldán, Juan L.; Dapporto, Leonardo; Dincă, Vlad; Vicente, Juan C.; Hornett, Emily A.; Šíchová, Jindra; Lukhtanov, Vladimir; Talavera, Gerard; Vila, Roger (2016). "Integrative analyses unveil speciation linked to host plant shift in Spialia butterflies". Molecular Ecology. doi:10.1111/mec.13756.
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