Species record · No. 517 · Hesperiidae

chequered skipper

Scientific name

Carterocephalus palaemon

Author & year

Pallas, 1771

Classification

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea, Hesperiidae, Heteropterinae, Carterocephalus

Distribution

Ireland, Denmark, Canada, United States, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Italy, United Kingdom

IUCN status

LC Least Concern

Compare with the same genus ⇄ Carterocephalus christophi⇄ Carterocephalus niveomaculatus Compare all three