Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Grizzled Skipper)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPyrgus malvae (Grizzled 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 Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper) :
1: Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper)
27 May 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - wings openImage 2: Adult - anterior view - wings open (2)Image 3: Adult - antero-dorsal view - wings openImage 4: Adult - antero-dorsal view - wings open (2)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view - wings half openImage 6: Adult - dorsal view - wings half open (2)Image 7: Adult - dorsal view - wings openImage 8: Adult - dorsal view - wings open (2)Image 9: Adult - lateral view - wings openImage 10: Adult - latero-dorsal view - wings openImage 11: Adult - latero-dorsal view - wings open (2)
2: Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper)
24 May 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
. Photos: Adult, at rest with wings together
Image 1: At rest - wings together - front three-quarter view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: At rest - wings together - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: At rest - wings together - lateral view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 4: At rest - wings together - lateral view - enlarged - white background (3)Image 5: At rest - wings together - lateral view - enlarged - white background (4)Image 6: At rest - wings together - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - white background
3: Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ - close-up
4: Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper)
10 Jun 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Upper side - wings open - enlargedImage 2: Upper side - wings open - enlarged (2)
5: Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper)
14 Jun 1970 OSGR: TF64 52° 60’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Male
Image 1: Upper side - enlargedImage 2: Under? side - enlarged

Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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