OTHER NAMES: Dingy Grass-Skipper
Latin Etymology: Erynnis (?) tages (after an Etruscan deity)
Adult Dingy Skipper (subspecies E. t. tages) at Brigstock, Northants - May 2012
Featured Subspecies: Erynnis tages tages
Length: ? / Wingspan: 29mm
UK Status: Vulnerable / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The skippers are a family of Butterflies which to the untrained may resemble moths, and the Dingy Skipper more than most due to its very drab appearances. It is in decline in the UK and its distribution is wide but in patches rather than continuous. They feed largely on Bird's-foot trefoil.
Related Species:
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Erynnis
SUBSPECIES: E. t. tages, E. t. baynesi
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A scarce resident species which is seen in Summer
- Seen at sites including Brigstock
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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