''Muschampia'' is a

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...

genus of

spread-winged skipper Pyrginae, commonly known as spread-winged skippers, are a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). The subfamily was established by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. Their delimitation and internal systematics has changed considerably ...

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Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''

Muschampia alta ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * '' Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * '' Muschampi ...

'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942)

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Muschampia antonia ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * '' Muschampia ...

'' (Speyer, 1879)

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* '' Muschampia baeticus'' (Rambur, 1840) * ''

Muschampia cribrellum ''Favria'' is a monotypic genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This genus was formerly a synonym of ''Muschampia ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species ...

'' (Eversmann, 1841) (spinose skipper) * ''

Muschampia dravira ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * '' Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * '' Muschampi ...

'' (Moore,

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Muschampia floccifera ''Muschampia floccifera'', the tufted skipper or tufted marbled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Description ''Muschampia floccifera'' has a wingspan of . It shows a toothed hind wing edge, glass spots on the forewings and gr ...

'' (Zeller, 1847) * ''

Muschampia gigas '' Muschampia gigas'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (East China - Amurland.) that belongs to the skippers family. Description from Seitz H. gigas Brem. (85 f). Upperside of the wings blackish grey. Size considerable, 48 to ...

'' (Bremer, 1864) east China,

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Muschampia kuenlunus ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * '' Muschampia ...

'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1893) Central Asia (

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, west

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Tian-Shan The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...

). * ''

Muschampia lavatherae ''Muschampia lavatherae'', the marbled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Rhine Rift Valley in central Germany up to North Africa and from south-eastern France up to Anatolia. The wingspan is 28–34&n ...

'' (Esper, 1783) * ''

Muschampia leuzeae ''Muschampia leuzeae'', the Algerian grizzled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. Th ...

'' (Oberthür, 1881) * ''

Muschampia lutulentus ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * '' Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * '' Muschampi ...

'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1887) Syria,

Mesopotamia Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the F ...

to Central Asia, Afghanistan * ''

Muschampia mohammed ''Muschampia mohammed'', the Barbary skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is endemic to Morocco and Algeria. It is found in dry and flower-rich areas between 1,500 and 2,000 meters. The length of the forewings is 15–16 ...

'' (Oberthür, 1887) * ''

Muschampia musta ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * '' Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * '' Muschampi ...

'' Evans, 1949 Afghanistan * ''

Muschampia nobilis ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * '' Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * '' Muschampi ...

'' (Staudinger, 1882) Central Asian mountain ranges * ''

Muschampia nomas ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * ''Muschampia ...

'' (Lederer, 1855)

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Muschampia orientalis ''Muschampia orientalis'', the Oriental skipper, or Oriental marbled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, east to Asia Minor, northern Iran ...

'' (Reverdin, 1913) * '' Muschampia plurimacula'' (Christoph, 1893)

Hyrcania Hyrcania () ( el, ''Hyrkania'', Old Persian: 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 ''Varkâna'',Lendering (1996) Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 ''Gurgān'', Akkadian: ''Urqananu'') is a historical region composed of the land south-east of the Caspian ...

* '' Muschampia poggei'' (Lederer, 1858)

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Transcaucasia The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Arme ...

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Muschampia prometheus ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * ''Muschampia ...

'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890) Central Asian mountain ranges * ''

Muschampia proteides ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * ''Muschampia ...

'' (F.Wagner,1929) Central Asia (Alai, Ghissarsky, Tian-Shan), Afghanistan * ''

Muschampia proteus ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * ''Muschampia ...

'' (Staudinger, 1886) * '' Muschampia protheon'' (Rambur, 1858) central China (Kuku-Noor), east Mongolia to

Transbaikalia Transbaikal, Trans-Baikal, Transbaikalia ( rus, Забайка́лье, r=Zabaykalye, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲjɪ), or Dauria (, ''Dauriya'') is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal in Far Eastern Russia. The steppe and ...

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Muschampia proto ''Muschampia proto'', the sage skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm, although there are specimens wit ...

'' Ochsenheimer, 1808 (sage skipper) * ''

Muschampia stauderi ''Muschampia stauderi'', Stauder's skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species is distributed from Morocco to Asia Minor and northern Iran, including Transcaucasia. The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The species inhabits ...

'' (Reverdin, 1913) * '' Muschampia staudingeri'' (Speyer, 1879) northeast

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to Pamirs, Turkmenistan, Altai, west China * ''

Muschampia tersa ''Muschampia'' is a Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species These species belong to the genus ''Muschampia'': * ''Muschampia alta'' (Schwingenschuss, 1942) Southern Italy, Balkan Peninsula * ''Muschampia ...

'' Evans, 1949 Transcaucasia, Iran, Iraq * ''

Muschampia tessellum ''Muschampia tessellum'', the tessellated skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the southern Balkan Peninsula (Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece and the European part of Turkey) through Ukraine, southern Russia (nor ...

'' (Hübner,

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(tesselated skipper)

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

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