Large Skipper
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Ochlodes sylvanus
Common & widespread in Britain.
The Caterpillars have a large blackish-brown head and a bluish green body, with a dark line down its back and a yellow stripe along each side
The Larvae feeds on Cock's-foot & other grasses.
The body is rather squat.
The antennae are hooked at their tips.
The upperside of the wings is orange-brown with a brown border and some lighter spots.
The underside of the hindwings is greenish-yellow, marked with sparse yellow spots.
The Male has a broad scented androconial dark line across the top of the forewings.
On the hindwings of the Females there are brighter square marks.
Flight period is June-early August.