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Species account
Kommabredpande
(Hesperia comma)
Linnaeus (1758)
Bredpander (Hesperiidae) [Sommerfugle] SSSK 24908
Bredpander (Hesperiidae) [Sommerfugle] SSSK 24908
Silver-spotted Skipper (gb)
Dorada Manchas Blancas (es)
Silversmygare (se)
Synonyms (common):
Allmän Ängsmygare (se)
Measurements:
WS: 24-28mm
Generations:
1
Flight period:
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Identification:
The upperside is rather like sylvanus (Stor Bredpande) in coloration and with pale spots. But normally they are brighter on comma.
The male scent-line is well-marked.
The underside is what to look for to identify the species with certainty: Greenish background with large whitish-silvery spots standing out.
The marginal edge of the female Stor Bredpande is gray-white whereas it is gray-yellow on the female of present species (this is a field mark mentioned by Lars Andersen, but checking photos I'm not able to see this difference with 100 % certainty).
The tip of the antenna is brownish (or blackish) and blunt without the characteristic hook that sylvanus has.
The male scent-line is well-marked.
The underside is what to look for to identify the species with certainty: Greenish background with large whitish-silvery spots standing out.
The marginal edge of the female Stor Bredpande is gray-white whereas it is gray-yellow on the female of present species (this is a field mark mentioned by Lars Andersen, but checking photos I'm not able to see this difference with 100 % certainty).
The tip of the antenna is brownish (or blackish) and blunt without the characteristic hook that sylvanus has.
Similar species:
Life stages:
Distribution:
NW Africa, Europe, Turkey, temperate Asia to Amur.
Habitat:
Sandy dry fields and meadows with short vegetation, also rocky terrain near coasts or mountainous limestone habitat.
Behavior:
Often sun-bathing on the bare ground.
Host plants:
Prefers Fåre-Svingel (Festuca ovina) [Sheep Fescue ~ Barcea ~ Fårsvingel].
But also:
Rød Svingel (Festuca rubra) [Red Fescue ~ Festuca Roja ~ Rödsvingel]
Sand-Hvene (Agrostis vinealis) [Brown Bendgrass ~ Bergven]
Sandskæg (Corynephorus canescens) [Gray Hair-Grass ~ Borsttåtel]
Almindelig Rajgræs (Lolium perenne) [Perennial Ryegrass ~ Ballica Inglesa ~ Engelskt Rajgräs]
But also:
Rød Svingel (Festuca rubra) [Red Fescue ~ Festuca Roja ~ Rödsvingel]
Sand-Hvene (Agrostis vinealis) [Brown Bendgrass ~ Bergven]
Sandskæg (Corynephorus canescens) [Gray Hair-Grass ~ Borsttåtel]
Almindelig Rajgræs (Lolium perenne) [Perennial Ryegrass ~ Ballica Inglesa ~ Engelskt Rajgräs]
Status
(?):NE: Not evaluated
NA: Not applicable
DD: Data deficient
LC: Least concern
NT: Near threatened
VU: Vulnerable
EN: Endangered
CR: Critically endangered
EW: Extinct in the wild
EX: Extinct
LX: Locally extinct
NA: Not applicable
DD: Data deficient
LC: Least concern
NT: Near threatened
VU: Vulnerable
EN: Endangered
CR: Critically endangered
EW: Extinct in the wild
EX: Extinct
LX: Locally extinct
. Scarce to rare and declining in Denmark, and now only found patchily in Jylland.
Comment:
A darker form catena is found in the Nordica alpine region. Fjällsilversmygare (se).
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2099
(7 photos BOTH SIDES)
2023-07-28 Mols-laboratoriet (Djursland), Denmark Imago Other amateurs go to Skallingen to get this species. But I dared to go off the beaten track, and got this one single animal as a new species here. Short-grassed forest fields, however, were not what I had expected as habitat. I found it next to a blackberry bush where all the other butterflies seemed to hang out too. This locality is tooted as first class Danish nature reserve. On this day I found it hard to believe. Compared to sylvanus [Stor Bredpande], which it is most similar to, it appeared smaller and sharper edged when seen from above. Below it is unmistakable of course, and if you can only get a view of the antennas, I also think you can identify it correctly because the black spot on the club is very isolated and in dark color, leaving no comparison with other species. The antenna of silvestris [Skråstregbredpande] only shows a pale dark spot at the base of the club. The body seemed very long. Longer than on any other skipper I know of, with a large part protruding past the wings. |