Large Chequered Skipper

Wingspan 28–36 mm. A rare butterfly that had not been established in Denmark for a long time. A stable population has now settled in the plantation, and perhaps elsewhere on the southern Danish islands (Sydhavsøerne) and Møn as well. Flies from late June to late July in one generationgeneration A butterfly flies in 2 generations when the year’s first newly emerged adults (1st generation) bring a new “brood” (“children”) capable of flight into the world in the same year. With 3 generations there are “grandchildren” as well in the same year. The number of generations determines in how many months of the year we can see the butterfly.×. Seen in damp clearings with tall grass where Purple Moor-grass grows. Its flight is bouncing and fairly short. It takes nectar mainly from thistles. The caterpillar feeds on various grasses and overwinters half-grown in a tube made from a grass blade.