Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, [1777]) Species
Last modified: Jan. 14, 2026, 6:40 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Hesperiinae > Genus: Ochlodes > Species: Ochlodes sylvanus
- Vernacular names
- Groot dikkopje (NL), Large Skipper (EN), Sylvaine (FR), Rostfarbiger Dickkopffalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ochlodes venatus sensu auct., nec (Bremer & Grey, 1852) and Ochlodes faunus Turati, 1905
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 20 (as Hesperia Sylvanus). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Egg
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on several species of Gramineae.
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