Compare and contrast
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) and Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) fly at much the same time of year and can often be found on the same sites, at least in southern England. Kim kindly did a diptych that shows the upperwings of both species, Grizzled at the top and Dingy underneath. Both were photographed at Cerne Abbas earlier this week.
(Butterflies of 2023 # 6 & 7)
Butterflies of Dorset # 41 Dingy Skipper
Compare and contrast
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) and Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) fly at much the same time of year and can often be found on the same sites, at least in southern England. Kim kindly did a diptych that shows the upperwings of both species, Grizzled at the top and Dingy underneath. Both were photographed at Cerne Abbas earlier this week.
(Butterflies of 2023 # 6 & 7)
Butterflies of Dorset # 41 Dingy Skipper