Safflower Skipper

Pyrgus carthami

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Male, Switzerland, May 2009



Switzerland, May 2009

Switzerland, June 2008

Switzerland, June 2008

Undersides of a pair mating, May 2003

June 2006, Switzerland

June 2006, Switzerland

Female, May 2003

The safflower skipper is one of the few Pyrgus species that is easy to identify, given a good enough view. It is a very large skipper and the underside is characteristic. The first picture here shows clearly the white border on the underside hindwing and the effect of the pale spots being bordered with dark grey. The upperside hindwing is also very clearly and distinctively marked, especially in the male. These individuals were all flying in a large colony near Martigny in Switzerland.