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Heteropterus morpheus

Heteropterus morpheus

Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771). The range of this Hesperiidae species includes North Spain, much of Central Europe, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Balkans, North-West Turkey, Central Asia, Amur, Korea. Extremely rare in North and South-East Bulgaria…



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