The Living Forest (167) : Large Skipper
The Large Skipper is a butterfly that isn't spotted very often and can be found anywhere where wild grasses are allowed to grow tall.
He has a distinct liking for blackberry blossoms and thistles.
It’s, although called ‘Large’, a relatively small butterfly, but a very active one.
Unfortunately, it stands on the Red List of threatened species !
Dutch name : Groot Dikkopje
German name : Rostfarbige Dickkopffalter
Latin name : Ochlodes sylvanus
A big thanks to Vitória Castelo Santos
for the kindly nomination of this picture.
Micflo 28/10/2011 22:52
Perfect shotFrançoise P 24/10/2011 9:21
SuperbeFrançoise
Mark Billiau. 22/10/2011 16:49
@ everybody who voted pro : thanks very much and of course a special thanks to Vitória Castelo Santos for the nomination of this picture !Mark
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