(Rambur, 1839)
Rosy Grizzled Skipper
Description:
The Rosy Grizzled Skipper has a characteristic anvil-shaped spot on the underside of its hindwing. These butterflies can be seen on different types of grassy vegetation and on rocky slopes. Different food plants are used in different parts of its range. In Switzerland the eggs are laid on rockroses (Helianthemum spp.) and cinquefoils (Potentilla spp.), in Spain, mallows (Malva spp.) are used.
In most places, the Rosy Grizzled Skipper has two broods a year and in some places three. It hibernates as a caterpillar.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Sclerophyllous scrub
Improved grasslands
Humid grasslands
Similar species:
Pyrgus carlinae
Pyrgus cirsii
Pyrgus cinarae