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Chequered Skipper
Chequered skipper could refer to any of the following butterfly species: * '' Carterocephalus palaemon'' also known as arctic skipper * Large chequered skipper, ''Heteropterus morpheus'' * '' Kedestes lepenula'' {{disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carterocephalus Palaemon
''Carterocephalus palaemon'', the chequered skipper or arctic skipper, not to be confused with the large chequered skipper, is a species of woodland butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This butterfly can live in grasslands. The upperside of the butterfly is brown with orange spots and on its underside the chequered skipper is orange with brown spots. Chequered skippers are found in Great Britain and other European regions, but seen locally in Japan and in North America. The size of the chequered skipper ranges from 19 to 32 mm with females being larger. In the 1970s, the chequered skipper went extinct in England due to the new management of the woodlands. Description This butterfly has a wingspan of 29 to 31 mm. The uppersides of chequered skippers are dark brown with orange scales at the base of the wings and golden spots, giving it its English name of chequered skipper. The basic pattern on the underside is similar but the forewings are orange with dark spots, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large Chequered Skipper
The large chequered skipper (''Heteropterus morpheus'') is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is the single member of the monotypic genus ''Heteropterus''. The species can be found in isolated populations in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Korea. It is endangered in the Netherlands. Taxonomy Formerly, the genus ''Heteropterus'' also included the following species: * ''Heteropterus formosus'' Butler, 1894 - transferred to ''Willema formosus'' (Butler, 1894) * ''Heteropterus willemi'' Wallengren, 1857 - transferred to ''Willema willemi'' (Wallengren, 1857) Description The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The butterfly has a very distinctive and attractive underside but a drab upperside (which is rarely seen, as it usually settles with wings closed). The upper side is quite dark brown and it is the reverse which is characteristic with brown fore wings in part covered by the hind wing and in the visible part the same ornamentati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
