#2797 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Grizzled Skipper

🇳🇱 Aardbeivlinder ·Pyrgus malvae

LCleast concern 🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The grizzled skipper ( Pyrgus malvae ) is a common butterfly from the family Hesperiidae that is widespread throughout Europe. It is a small Skipper (butterfly) with a chequered pattern on its wings that appears to be black and white. This butterfly can be found throughout Europe and is heavily concentrated in central and southern regions of England. The butterfly prefers three major types of habitat: woodland, grassland, and industrial. Referenced as a superspecies, Pyrgus malvae includes three...

base stats

NL sightings 44iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 10,026iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).