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The '''large chequered skipper''' (''Heteropterus morpheus'') is a [[butterfly]] |
The '''large chequered skipper''' ('''''Heteropterus morpheus''''') is a species of [[butterfly]] in the family [[Hesperiidae]]. It is the single member of the [[monotypic]] genus '''''Heteropterus'''''. The species can be found in isolated populations in Europe and east across the [[Palearctic]] to Central Asia and Korea. It is endangered in the Netherlands. |
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[[Image:Heteropterus morpheus underside.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Specimen in southern France]] |
[[Image:Heteropterus morpheus underside.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Specimen in southern France]] |
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Revision as of 02:01, 4 March 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Heteropterinae |
| Genus: | Heteropterus Duméril, 1806 |
| Species: | H. morpheus
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The large chequered skipper (Heteropterus morpheus) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is the single member of the monotypic genus Heteropterus. The species can be found in isolated populations in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Korea. It is endangered in the Netherlands.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The butterfly is on the wing from June to August, depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Eriophorum, Poa annua, Calamagrostis canescens, Brachypodium and Molinia species (including Molinia coerulea).
As can be seen, the butterfly has a very distinctive and attractive underside but a drab upperside (which is rarely seen, as it usually settles with wings closed). This butterfly is very similar to the Chequered skipper, but they have their own attributes that allow them to be distinguished.
The flight is just as distinctive and indeed provides immediate identification of the species: it appears to bounce through the air with little sense of direction, almost as if drunk.
In France, it has been seen in the south west including, in 2011, the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
References
- ^ Heteropterus at funet.fi
External links
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