Plants and animals of Pointfield

Large skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus

eggs/caterpillars found in garden

Notes

Male (illustrated) has a thick black line through the centre of fore-wing. In both sexes undersides have faint orange spots unlike the bright silver spots in Silver-spotted Skipper. The presence of a faint chequered pattern on both sides of the wings distinguishes this species from the similar Small and Essex Skippers.