Pyrgus malvoides

Description

Pyrgus malvoides, the southern grizzled skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). The southern grizzled skipper is also very closely related to the grizzled skipper and has not been separated by significant isolation reproductive barriers. It is found from central France, southern Switzerland and Austria, south to Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is found up to heights of 2,500 meters. The wingspan is 24–26 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. The larva feed on Potentilla, Agrimonia and Fragaria species, but primarily Potentilla erecta.