Silver-spotted skipper

Hesperia comma
Skipper (Hesperiidae)

Greenish with bright white markings.
Silver-spotted skipperon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Small butterfly with thick hairs on body and head, the wing’s upper surface is orange-yellow with bright yellow markings. The ♂ upper front wing has a dark scent stripe. The under surface is olive green coloured with distinctive bright silver-white markings. 

⇔ wsp. 25-30 mm

syn. Common branded skipper, Holarctic grass skipper

LA:
All HESPERIIDAE (Skippers) are similar and with spread wings, they have the front wing a little upwards and overlapping the rear wings.

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