Rosy Grizzled Skipper

Rosy Grizzled Skipper

Taxobox
name = Rosy Grizzled Skipper
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
superfamilia = Hesperioidea
familia = Hesperiidae
subfamilia = Pyrginae
genus = "Pyrgus"
species = "P. onopordi"
binomial = "Pyrgus onopordi"
binomial_authority = (Rambur, 1839)The Rosy Grizzled Skipper ("Pyrgus onopordi") is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is a species of central and southern Europe.

Unlike most European "Pyrgus" species this skipper can usually be readily identified in the field as it is noticeably paler than its congeners. This is due to a heavy dusting of yellowish scales which overlies the dark brown base colour. The wingspan is 22-28 mm. Two generations are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time between April and August.

The larval food plant is "Potentilla".

External links

* [http://www.macrophotographie.org/index.php?gallery=./Les%20Lepidopteres/Les%20Papillons%20de%20jour&
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* [http://www.faunaeur.org/distribution.php Fauna Europaea]

References

*cite book|last=Whalley|first=Paul|title=The Mitchell Beazley Guide to Butterflies|year=1981|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=London|id=ISBN 0-85533-348-0


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