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title: "Mallow Skipper"
description: "Carcharodus alceae — Insects & spiders. Carcharodus alceae, commonly known as the mallow skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mallow-skipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mallow Skipper

> Carcharodus alceae — Insects & spiders. Carcharodus alceae, commonly known as the mallow skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

- Scientific name: *Carcharodus alceae*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 14341
- Wikidata: [Q1887970](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1887970)
- iNaturalist taxon: [325871](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/325871)

## Names

- en: Mallow Skipper
- de: Malven-Dickkopffalter
- es: Piquitos de las Malvas
- fr: Hespérie de l'alcée
- nl: Kaasjeskruiddikkopje
- pl: Warcabnik ślazowiec

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2793), ES (1761), IT (1683), DE (734), GR (685), AT (423), RU (381), TR (361), PT (359), UA (359), IL (275), BG (233)

## Summary

Carcharodus alceae, commonly known as the mallow skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcharodus_alceae

## Photo

![Mallow Skipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mallow-skipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: bulatik · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127064520

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mallow-skipper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).