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Dingy skipper

Erynnis tages

Order Lepidoptera. Family Hesperiidae.

Dingy skipper — Photographs 1
Dingy skipper.
Photo: Olei / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

The dingy skipper (Erynnis tages) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

Traits

Wingspan
25–30 mm
Flight period
May–August
Host plants
legumes (bird's-foot trefoil)
Generations per year
1–2

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Photographs

Dingy skipper — Photographs 2
Dingy skipper. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Karl Eckstein / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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