57.008 Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted Skipper)
ws: m29-34mm, f32-37mm; late Jul to early Sep; sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina); restricted to chalk downland in south-central and south-east England
ID: The only british skipper with white spots on the hindwing underside
§1 Box Hill, Surrey; 20/08/2012
§2 Box Hill, Surrey; 20/08/2012
§3 Box Hill, Surrey; 20/08/2012; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Box Hill, Surrey; 20/08/2012
§3 Box Hill, Surrey; 20/08/2012; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/04/2014 (§1-3)