Carcharodus ambigua Verity 1925

Uncommon.

Size: 25-35 mm. More varied in colour, and with more developed white marking on the upperside of the hindwing than Carcharodus alceae. The two subspecies (ambigua and ramses) differ only in genitalic characters.

South Sinai.

Near-endemic (Sinai, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan).

Dry wadis, stony places and dry streambeds. Host-plant: Phlomis aurea and possibly other labiates.

Vulnerable (D2)

Probably three generations per year.

16 records. Latest in 2001 (South Sinai).

Resident

 The two subspecies of Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913  (ambigua and ramses) differ only in genitalic characters.

March-Ocotober

None identified.