Chequered Skipper Butterfly Re-Introduction in 2018

In 2018 Butterfly Conservation re-introduced the Chequered Skipper butterfly to a secret location in Central England. It had vanished from the English countryside 40 years earlier. The only place in Great Britain it is found is Western Scotland. The main foodplant in Scotland is Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea). In England, it is mostly associated with Wood Small-reed (Calmagrostis epigejos) and False-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum). It has a wingspan of about 3 cm, and is fast flying. The most likely place to spot one is at the edge of woodland, where males sometimes rest on bracken in sheltered areas.

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