(Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
Pigmy Skipper
Description:
The Pigmy Skipper occurs in the same types of habitat as the Mediterranean Skipper (Gegenes nostrodamus). Dry gullies, rocky slopes, sandy or stony riverbanks with sparse vegetation, dry grassland and low scrub near the coast are all places where these butterflies can be seen, often basking in the sun on stones and bare soil. In spring, there are fewer butterflies than in the summer and autumn.
The caterpillars live on grasses but exactly which species is not known.
The Pigmy Skipper has two to three generations a year.
Habitat:
Dry calcareous grasslands
Phrygana vegetation
Sclerophyllous scrub
Inland cliffs and exposed rocks
Similar species:
Gegenes nostrodamus
Borbo borbonica