Grizzled Skipper
Grizzled Skipper - S:-Pyrgus malvae. A springtime butterfly. Becoming increasingly rare throughout the UK. Similar in size to the Dingy Skipper and in flight but the colours are a much darker brown (can almost be black) with white checker-board markings. It also basks on bare ground or stones to soak up the warmth of the sun.  Feeds on Common Birds foot Trefoil or Bugle. Size 25-27mm wingspan. Main regions of habitation Southern counties and Midlands. Numbers declining rapidly in South West and Wales.
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