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Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)    (Butterflies)    24906
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Large Chequered Skipper 897    (4 photos)
2022-07-03   Bøtøskoven, Falster, Denmark

Imago. Male and female. The hidden individual is a male that arrived to try to mate, but the female didn't look too impressed, and rejected him, why he took off again.
Large Chequered Skipper 896    (1 photos)
2022-07-03   Bøtøskoven, Falster, Denmark

Imago. Sexes alike.

The first one to sit still when we returned to the site in the afternoon. Earlier they would just flush from a large distance and fly far before sitting out of sight.
Large Chequered Skipper 898    (2 photos)
2022-07-03   Bøtøskoven, Falster, Denmark

Imago. The discrete upperside compared to the flashy underside, allowing for a complete disguise and disappearing act, if necessary.
Large Chequered Skipper 899    (2 photos)
2022-07-03   Bøtøskoven, Falster, Denmark

Imago. I had gotten the impression that the species never sat with the wings open, but during the 15 minutes we were there, we found two that did so readily.
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