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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Ochlodes sylvanus
Ochlodes sylvanus(Esper, [1777])
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Hesperiinae
  3. Hesperiini
  4. Hesperiina
  5. Ochlodes
  6.  sylvanus
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TL: Germany   (3000 m.)

This specie has a difference between male and female, and so, you can differentiate the both. The male has a little black line on the wings and the female doesn't have these lines, so, it is quite simple to differentiate them easily.
The imago is flying quite fast in the fields and around the hedges.
The egg is white and it has a hemisphere form.

Habitat

  • Glades

Similar species

  • Hesperia comma
MU

23-30 mm

FU

27-33 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
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  • Germany
  • Greece
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  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    BosanskiŠareni debeloglavac
    CatalàDard ros
    ČeskySoumračník rezavý
    DanskStor bredpande
    DeutschRostfarbiger Dickkopffalter
    Eesti keelNiidupunnpea
    EnglishLarge Skipper
    EspañolDorada orla ancha
    FrançaisSylvaine
    HrvatskiŠareni debeloglavac
    ItalianoSilvano
    LatviešuLielais meža resngalvītis
    LietuviųMiškinis storgalvis
    MagyarErdei busalepke
    NederlandsGroot dikkopje
    NorskEngsmyger
    PolskiKarłątek kniejnik
    PortuguêsDouradinha-grande
    ShqipKuqaloshja njollakatrore
    SlovenčinaSúmračník hrdzavý
    SlovenščinaRjasti vihravček
    SrpskiRiđi skelar
    SrpskiРиђи скелар
    SuomeksiPiippopaksupää
    SvenskaÄngssmygare
    TürkçeOrman Zýpzýpý
    WelshGwibiwr mawr
    ΕλληνικάΜεγάλη δασική εσπερίδα
    РусскийТолстоголовка лесовик
    РусскийТолстоголовка фавн
    УкраїнськаГоловчак жилкуватий
    中文大赭弄蝶
    한국어산수풀떠들썩팔랑나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeAgrostis capillarisCommon Bent
    PoaceaeAlopecurus pratensisMeadow Foxtail
    PoaceaeAvenella flexuosaWavy hair-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis epigeiosWood Small-reed
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis purpurea
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeElymus caninusBearded couch
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
    PoaceaePhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grass
    PoaceaePhleum pratenseTimothy-grass
    PoaceaePhragmites australisCommon Reed
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hesperia sylvanaEsper, 1777
    Papilio sylvanusEsper, 1777
    Ochlodes faunusTurati, 1905
    Ochlodes alexandraHemming, 1934
    Ochlodes esperiverityHemming, 1934
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Mąchocice Scholasteria

Female, upperside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Tuchorz

Adult, upperside.

Paweł CzudecPoland, Głogów Małopolski

Adult, underside.

Marcin SzymończykPoland, Nowa Wieś

Adult, underside.

Marek SwadzbaGermany, Weitersburg

Copulating pair.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Górkowski Las

Larva.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Espoo

Larva.

Валентин ТихоновRussia, Пятигорск

Egg.

Szymon BzomaPoland, Izabelin B

Egg.

Tomasz ŚwiderskiPoland, Ruda Śląska
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