Dusky Grizzled Skipper

Dusky Grizzled Skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Pyrgus
Species:	P. cacaliae
Binomial name
Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839)

The Dusky Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus cacaliae) is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). This is a species of the high Alps probably occurring in the Pyrenees also.

The most similar species is the Alpine Grizzled Skipper, which is usually encountered at lower altitudes. It can be distinguished from this species by the smaller, fainter pale markings on the forewing and the less bold markings on the underwing The adult flies from June until August.

One generation is produced per year. The larval food plant is Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara.

References

• Whalley, Paul - Mitchell Beazley Guide to Butterflies (1981, reprinted 1992) ISBN 0-85533-348-0

External links

• Pctures at Eurobutterflies

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