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. Check the above map.
External Morphology Characteristics
Spialia sertorius is very 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.
Caterpillar Host Plants
The family Rosaceae.
Habitat
Dry and sunny terrain. Elevations: 0-1200m.