Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages
family - Hesperiidae
The Dingy Skipper is a small brown butterfly which flies in the Spring. It's found on chalk/limestone hillsides.
My personal observations of Dingy Skipper:
months seen in the countryside: May
Butterfly sightings 2005:
Dingy Skipper
seen at Selsley Common, 28 May 2005
Dingy Skipper
at Leckhampton Hill, 29 May 2005
Reference Section
Size: 29mm (smaller than Small White - see list of butterflies by size)
First Generation flight period: May-June
Habitat: chalk & limestone hills
Larval Food Plants: Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Family Group: Hesperiidae - see list of butterflies by family