Last Updated on January 26, 2026 11:27 AM by Miroslav Maric
English name:
Red-underwing Skipper
Full scientific name:
Spialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
Croatian name:
Crvenkasti debeloglavac
Flight Period and Life Cycle
2 broods per year. Overwinters as caterpillar.
Distribution in Croatia
More common on the northwest.
External Morphology Characteristics
Spialia sertorius looks similar to S. orbifer species. The external morphology is described here. The area of 2 species overlaps.
Behavior
Imago feeds with the nectar of various flowers.
Larvae host-plants
Sanguisorba minor, Hippocrepis comosa.
Habitat
Dry and sunny terrain. Elevations: 0-1200m.