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Large Skipper, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Large skipper with some habitat for context. Attracted to thistles. In dutch we name skippers &quot;thick heads&quot;, giving this species the unfortunate name &quot;Large thickhead&quot;.<br />
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Large Skipper, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

Large skipper with some habitat for context. Attracted to thistles. In dutch we name skippers "thick heads", giving this species the unfortunate name "Large thickhead".

Large Skipper on thistle, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Large skipper on thistle. In dutch we name skippers "thick heads", giving this species the unfortunate name "Large thickhead".<br />
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    comments (2)

  1. Thistle is such an amazingly, attractive plant for so many insects! Posted 6 years ago
    1. I love them, they are my shortcut. No need to look for anything, just go to the thistle :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Large Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family, which occurs throughout Europe. It was long known as ''Ochlodes venata'', but this is a Far Eastern relative. There is still some dispute whether this species should be considered a distinct species or included in ''O. venata'' as a subspecies.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 15, 2018. Captured Jul 7, 2018 16:53.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm