A small dark brown butterfly with clear white marks on its wings found on flowery banks with two broods a year. The white postdiscal spots on the forewing upperside in S4 and S5 are not contiguous with the spots in S6 to S8 (near the tip of the wing), which enables separation from the similar species in the genera Carcharodus and Muschampia. Usually without submarginal spots on the forewing which are distinct on the hindwing. On the underside of the hindwing, the ground colour is brownish-orange, and the white basal spot in S7 (font) the same size as the other two, whereas in P. malvae the spot in S7 is smaller than the others. Male and female are similar.
Dry scrubby/maquis vegetation, roadside verges - areas with some bare ground.
Potentilla tabernaemontani, Potentilla reptans, Potentilla arenaria, Potentilla pedata, Woodland Strawberry Fragaria vesca.
Stamatis Ghinis recorded the presence of this species in Corfu - in his book 'Butterflies of Corfu' - but for quite a while in 2020 only one member of CBC had photographed it. That member was Bri Smith, who photographed two individuals in early October 2020. The first was seen at Xanthates Springs and the second at Aghios Georgios. In both cases, the imagery shows the butterfly with its wings spread and clearly basking, presumably to thermoregulate. In personal communications Bri also described the butterflies crawlling through very low growing vegetation, behaviour that may have been a precursor to oviposition.
*The information provided in the tables below is based on verified sightings of the Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper submitted via this website since 1st January 2021.
Year | First | Last/latest | # Days |
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2023 | 06/05/2023 | 23/10/2023 | 170 days |
2022 | 05/05/2022 | 21/10/2022 | 169 days |
2021 | 04/05/2021 | 17/10/2021 | 166 days |
Year | Number of observations |
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2023 | 17 |
2022 | 11 |
2021 | 13 |
Grand Total | 41 |
The chart below shows flight data by month for 2023
The chart below shows flight data by month since 1st January 2021
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