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    The large chequered skipper (Heteropterus morpheus) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is the single member of the monotypic genus...
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  • Chequered skipper could refer to any of the following butterfly species: Carterocephalus palaemon also known as arctic skipper Large chequered skipper...
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    Carterocephalus palaemon, the chequered skipper or arctic skipper, not to be confused with the large chequered skipper, is a species of woodland butterfly...
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  • as "chequered skippers" in Europe Carterocephalus palaemon, a species commonly known as just "checquered skipper" in Europe Large chequered skipper, a...
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    to Chequered skipper. Although called "large" this is still a relatively small butterfly and not much larger than either the small or Essex skippers. The...
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    Isle of Wight wave (moth) – 1931 Large chequered skipper – c. 1989 (non-native, Channel Islands) Large copper – 1865 Large tortoiseshell - 1960s (recolonising...
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    Dingy skipper - Erynnis tages Grizzled skipper - Pyrgus malvae Olive skipper - Pyrgus serratulae Large grizzled skipper - Pyrgus alveus Large chequered skipper...
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  • skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda 1761) Subfamily Heteropterinae Arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771) Large chequered skipper,...
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  • Chequered skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771) Northern chequered skipper, Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829 Large chequered skipper...
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    (subsequently lost) Wels Zander Large chequered skipper butterfly from continental Europe to Channel Islands (subsequently lost) Large copper butterfly (Lycaena...
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    Heteropterinae. With about 150 described species, this is one of several smaller skipper butterfly subfamilies. The subfamily includes the following genera: Apostictopterus...
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    Pyrgus (redirect from Grizzled skipper)
    is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied...
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  • Carterocephalus palaemon, chequered skipper Carterocephalus silvicola, northern chequered skipper Heteropterus morpheus, large chequered skipper Hesperiinae Hesperia...
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    Carterocephalus silvicola, the northern chequered skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in northern Europe and the...
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    The Large Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus alveus) is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). This is a rather variable species with a wingspan of...
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    1965 when a group of anglers in Ashton held a conker contest at the Chequered Skipper public house when the weather was too bad to go fishing. At the event...
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    at the Chequered Skipper pub when the weather was too bad to go fishing. The event was held in Ashton for 45 years before moving to a larger venue in...
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    the brimstone, chequered skipper, common blue, cryptic wood white, dingy skipper, Duke of Burgundy, green-veined white, grizzled skipper, heath fritillary...
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    (pale palm dart or pale-orange darter) Pamphila comma (chequered darter or silver-spotted skipper) Polytremis eltola (yellow spot swift) Polytremis discreta...
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  • status "Action urgent across UK range". Subfamily Heteropterinae Chequered skipper – Carterocephalus palaemon LC – formerly thinly distributed in south...
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  • Orchard swallowtail, Papilio aegeus Dainty swallowtail, Papilio anactus Chequered swallowtail, Papilio demoleus family: Pieridae (whites and yellows) —...
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    1758) Silver-spotted skipper, Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) Large chequered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771) Large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus...
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    (Polites dictynna) (Lesser Antillean endemic) Tropical chequered skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Broken dash skipper (Wallengrenia ophites) (Lesser Antillean endemic)...
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    and ash trees, mosses, liverworts and rare invertebrates, like the chequered skipper butterfly. The NNR covers an area of around 169 hectares, encompassing...
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  • (Idaea ochrata) Brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) Chequered skipper (Carterosephalus palaemon) Dingy skipper (Erynnis tages) Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina)...
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    pugnans – pugnacious lancer Plastingia naga – chequered lancer Plastingia pellonia – yellow chequered lancer Polytremis lubricans lubricans – contiguous...
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    malvae, the grizzled skipper, is a butterfly species from the family Hesperiidae. It is a small skipper (butterfly) with a chequered pattern on its wings...
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    Spialia galba, the Indian grizzled skipper, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. The butterfly ranges from...
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    caterpillars of some Lepidoptera use Bromus as a foodplant, such as the chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon). Bromus species are generally considered...
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    Wedge grass-skipper, Anisynta sphenosema (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) Chequered grass-skipper, Anisynta tillyardi (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912) genus: Hesperilla...
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