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Pyrgus centaureae (grizzled skipper)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The northern grizzled skipper (Pyrgus centaureae) is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). This is a species of the mountainous regions of Scandinavia, flying in June and July. While generally similar to most other Pyrgus species, this species has a greyer brown background colour with bold white spots on both the forewing and hindwing. Unlike most other Pyrgus species, the veins on the underside are obviously lined white. One generation is produced per year, the larval food plant being cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus).
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  0.984 inches (.025 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Puurijärvi - Isosuo 8478 Finland  
Talaskankaan alue 12145 Finland  

Prey / Diet

Fragaria virginiana (Virginia Strawberry)[2]
Potentilla canadensis (dwarf cinquefoil)[2]
Potentilla diversifolia (varileaf cinquefoil)[2]
Rubus chamaemorus (cloudberry)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Clossiana freija (Freija Fritillary)1
Tetrao urogallus (Western Capercaillie)1

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0