Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)
2009 photos highlighted in yellow. Click on any photo to go to an enlarged picture, or simply scroll down the page.
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| 05_04-34_male_Hants, UK_1May05 | 0593_male_Var_14May06 | 10071_sex?_Var_26Apr08 |
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| 18983_male_Lot et Garonne_23Aug09 | 01_10-08_male_Var_Jun01 |
A butterfly that lives up to its name when old and worn but quite nicely marked when fresh. It can easily be mistaken for a moth, and indeed many day-flying moths are more brightly marked and butterfly-like than tages. The sexes are not easy to tell apart, but size (the female is larger) is a good indicator and the female is more strongly marked especially with a series of upf white marginal dots.
05_04-34: a male, from the south of the UK. Nicely marked.
0593: a rather drab male with generally obscure markings and little contrast. Altitude 800m.
10071: a male, based on body length and shape. Altitude 780m. Altitude 80m.
18983: a male underside, quite a light brown, I feel, but the underside is so rarely seen so it is hard to say whether this is untypical.
01_10-08: a rare view of the underside showing that it lives up to its name on both surfaces.
05_04-34_male_Hants, UK_1May05
18983_male_Lot et Garonne_23Aug09
