chequered skipper
Arctic skipper
carterocephalus palaemon latin

Strictly speaking, 'chequered skippers' applies to butterflies of the genus Carterocephalus.

Chequered Skipper page from greennature.com.

Chequered Skipper page from Sunart Oak Woods, Scotland.

Large Chequered Skipper butterfly from continental Europe to Channel Islands (subsequently lost)

The Chequered Skipper has been extinct in England since 1976 but has stable populations in western Scotland.

The Northern Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus silvicola) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

He is noted for making, in 1798, the first capture in England of Papilio paniscus, the Chequered Skipper.

Checkered skippers of chequered skippers are certain skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae), named for the checkerboard-like pattern on their wings:

The uppersides are a dark brown with a dusting of orange scales at the base of the wings and golden spots, giving it its English name of Chequered Skipper.

Although many species of butterfly are in decline in the UK, recent research suggests that some, such as the Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary and Chequered Skipper, which are becoming rare in the rest of the UK, are moving north into Scotland in response to climate change.

Digital Atlas of Idaho Arctic Skipper page.

Carterocephalus palaemon (arctic skipper) butterflies eat the nectar from C. purpurascens flowers, and their caterpillars feed on the shoots.

The Chequered Skipper or Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.

Its range extends across Asia and Japan and also into North America (where it is known as the Arctic Skipper), across southern Canada and the parts of northern United States including New England, the Great Lakes area and the northwestern States, as far south as northern California.

The caterpillars of some Lepidoptera use it as a foodplant, e.g., the Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon).

The Chequered Skipper or Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.