Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)

Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775) View in CoL ( Hesperiidae ) **

L5; 07/VI/2019, on grasses, 1 ex. coll., JLR.; L6; 12/VI/2022, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 3 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 13/VI/2020, nect. on S. atropurpurea and perch. on Dactylis glomerata L., 7 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 27/VI/2021, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L13; 29/VI/2023, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 06/VI/2020, perch. on D. glomerata , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L66; 21/VI/2020, perch. on D. glomerata , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L75; 13/VI/2022, nect. on S. atropurpurea and R. ulmifolius , 5 ex. v., JLR.; L80; 08/VI/2019, 1 ex. coll., JLR.

Comment: Observations have been recorded from 6 localities located within 5 1× 1 km UTM squares. These represent the first confirmed records for Ceuta, where the species appears to be relatively scarce and localised. All adult observations have been confined to June, with individuals seen feeding on the flowers of S. atropurpurea and R. ulmifolius . North African populations have been assigned to the subspecies Th. acteon orana Evans, 1949 ( Rungs, 1981; Tennent, 1996; Leraut, 2016; Blázquez Caselles et al., 2019).