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Butterflies
Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
A small, orange butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (Skipper butterflies)
Flying in April | May | June September | October
The Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) is one of the largest of the 'golden' Skippers and, like these other Skippers, the male has a distinctive sex brand on its forewings containing specialised scent scales. Both males and females have a dark checker markings on the lower part of their wings.

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