Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Dingy Skipper)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
FamilyHESPERIIDAE (skippers)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper) :
1: Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
27 May 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - latero-dorsal view - wings open
2: Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
24 May 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Image 1: At rest - wings apart - oblique view - black backgroundImage 2: At rest - wings held downwards - dorsal view - black backgroundImage 3: At rest - wings held downwards - lateral view - black backgroundImage 4: Close-up - lateral view - enlarged - black background
3: Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
27 May 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
alighted on ground
Image 1: Adult - alighted on the groundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view
4: Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
old and worn specimen
Image 1: Adult (old and worn) - close-up
5: Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
25 May 1979 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Wings open - upper side
6: Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
5 Jun 1976 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Rather worn specimen
Image 1: Wings open - upper side - enlarged
7: Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
29 May 1976 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Wings open - front view - enlargedImage 2: Wings open - upper side - enlarged

Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Erynnis tages (Dingy Skipper)
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