TL: Spain, Andalusia (1000 - 3000 m.)
Habitat
- Mountain pastures
Similar species
26-30 mm
26-31 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàMerlet alpí 
ČeskySoumračník velehorský 
DeutschFahlfleckiger Alpen-Würfel-Dickkopffalter 
EnglishDusky Grizzled Skipper 
EspañolAjedrezada oscura 
FrançaisHespérie du pas-d'âne FrançaisHespérie obscure 
ItalianoPirgo della cacalia 
MagyarSvájci busalepke 
NederlandsDonker spikkeldikkopje NederlandsDonker spikkeldikkopje 
PolskiPowszelatek śniady
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot Rosaceae Geum montanum Alpine Avens Rosaceae Potentilla Cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla aurea Rosaceae Potentilla crantzii Alpine Cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla erecta Common tormentil Rosaceae Sibbaldia procumbens
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hesperia cacaliae Rambur, 1839
- Links
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Language Website Authors euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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