One of the difficult white-chequered skippers. But from a Danish perspective mainly possible to confuse with Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Fransk Bredpande), however, that one has diffuse spots on the hindwing, is paler on the underwing, is larger and lacks a row of white spots along the upper forewing margin.
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Distribution:
Europe, NW Turkey, Tian Shan, Mongolia, N China and Korea.
Habitat:
Sunny and dry fields with short vegetation. Open land heaths and costal meadows. Also forest clearings.
Behavior:
Small and fast moving near the ground. Often rests on the ground or stones with spread wings.
Status:
Declining in Denmark, but still present in Jylland, Fyn and N and E Sjælland. In Sweden the most common skipper.