| Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)) |
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Scientific name: Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758) Common name: Dingy Skipper French name: Point-de-Hongrie Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Rhopalocera Family: Hesperiidae Subfamily: Pyrginae Wingspan: 24 to 28 mm. Biotope: Dry meadows, unimproved grasslands, road verges. Geographic area: Europe north to southern Scandinavia, Asia. Flight time: April to August. Number of generations : 1, 2 in the southern part of its range. Caterpillar: Green with a pale mediodorsal line and a dark line close to the base of the legs. The head is dark brown with yellow marks. Host plant: Various fabaceaous plants like Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa), Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) or Marsh Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus uliginosus). |
The wings are a dark brown colour with darker stripes and pale grey patches on the fore wings. The hind wings are a more uniform colour. There are a few white dots on the costal margin of the fore wings next to the apex. There is a row of small pale dots running on the outer edge of the fore wings and of the hind wings. These dots are visible on both sides of the wings. The underside of the wings is a paler colour. The Dingy Skipper has a rather fast flight and often lands with the wings wide open. It over winters as a caterpillar. |
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We were bathing in La Beaume river when a Dingy Skipper came and landed near the bank, next to me. This was a good opportunity to add a new butterfly species to my photo gallery. |
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The underside of the wings is a slightly paler colour than the upper side. |
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After observations of Dingy Skippers in southern France, here is one in the region of Paris. |
André Bon March 2013