It occurs further north than any other skipper in Scotland with some isolated colonies in the Inverness region.
It is widely but patchily distributed across Britain. With the exception of the East Bavarian low mountain range, the occurrence of the Dingy Skipper coincides with the distribution of limestone areas (Jura and Muschelkalk) or geological features (basalt, gypsum, basic sandstones such as dolomitic arkose). Here the species occurs from the Vogtland over the Fichtelgebirge to the Upper Palatinate and Bavarian Forest. A secondary focus in the Upper Main hill country leads to scattered evidence along the northeastern border. In Northern Bavaria, the focus is on the Franconian Alb, in parts of the Franconian Keuper-Lias-Land and the Mainfränkische Platten. In southern Bavaria, the species is concentrated in the Alpine region, the valleys of the Alpine rivers, in particular the Lech and Isar, as well as the areas near the river in the Donaumoos. In Bavaria, the distribution shows a noticeable change from more or less densely populated areas to regions in which the species is absent over long stretches. In Asia, the species penetrates south across the Caucasus to Pakistan, and in China the area boundary is far to the south. In the north, the area boundary follows roughly the 62°N. The Dingy Skipper is widespread from the Iberian Peninsula and Ireland in the west to the Pacific in East Asia. A special feature is the restraint of the imagos, which is reminiscent of an deltoid moth with its roof-shaped wings placed one on top of the other. Faded specimens of Carcharodus alceae are distinguished by glass spots in the forewing and by a jagged rear wing edge. This well-camouflaged, brown and grey butterfly can be confused with the grizzled skipper, the Mother Shipton moth or the burnet companion moth. It is probably the most moth-like British butterfly and normally rests with its wings in a moth-like fashion.
Skipper dipper series#
Erynnis tages is different from other skippers because of the predominantly monochrome, gray-brown wing coloration and the marbling, which is only present on the upper side of the forewings, as well as a series of small white dots on the wing edge.
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