SW Serbia, June 2012
Var, France, July 2010
Field notes and information
A widespread and common species.
Identification & Similar species: A large "golden skipper" separated from the similar silver spotted skipper H. comma by the lack of silver spots on the underside hindwing found in that species.
Distribution & Flight: Europe, absent from northern UK and northern Scandinavia and parts of southern Spain. Single, possibly double, brooded found early in the year in May through to August.
Habitat & Behaviour: Grassy places, usually with bushes or trees and often with damp areas. They fly powerfully and are sometimes territorial.
N Sweden, July 2010
Valais, Switzerland, June 2011
Piedmont, Italy, July 2012
Geneva, Switzerland, June 2021
Valais, Switzerland, July 2021
Stockholm, Sweden, July 2022
Valais, Switzerland, June 2017
Valais, Switzerland, July 2016
NW Greece, July 2016
Valais, Switzerland, May 2013
Monte Baldo, Italy, July 2014
Vaud, Switzlerand, June 2009
Vaud, Switzerland, June 2011
Vaud, Switzlerand, June 2009
Valais, Switzerland, July 2020
NW Greece, August 2008
Valais, Switzerland, August 2019