Carcharodus tripolina (Verity, 1925)

Carcharodus tripolina (Verity, 1925) View in CoL ( Hesperiidae ) **

L6; 11/VI/2022, 2 ex. v., JLR.; L12; 21/VI/2020, nect. on S. atropurpurea , 1 ex. coll., JLR.; L36; 17/X/2021, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L41; 26/IX/2021, 3 ex. coll., JLR.; L60; 03/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L60; 25/IX/2021, 1 ex. coll., JLR.; L62; 04/IX/2019, 1 ex. v., EZ.; L73; 18/V/2019, among E. camaldulensis , perch. on C. crispus , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L75; 13/VI/2022, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L82; 26/IX/2021, nect. on M. suaveolens , 6 ex. v., JLR.; L88; 06/VI/2020, 1 ex. v., 1 ex. coll., JLR.; L88; 21/V/2022, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L145; 01/XI/2023, nect. on D. viscosa , 3 ex. v., JLR.; L156; 16/IV/2024, nect. on P. maritima , 3 ex. v., JLR.

Comment: This species has been recorded from 12 localities within 10 1× 1 km UTM squares, marking its first confirmed presence in Ceuta. It appears to be a localised species with small population sizes. The flight period extends from April to November, suggesting prolonged activity from mid-spring to autumn, consistent with observations from southern mainland Spain, where it is multivoltine with three or more overlapping generations ( García-Barros et al., 2013; Blázquez Caselles et al., 2019). Imagines have been observed feeding on S. atropurpurea , P. maritima , and M. suaveolens .