This is a Checkered skipper and I cannot find a picture of any small brown butterfly that looks more like this from it's markings both under and on top. However, the furthest south his has been re-introduced after a total failure is Rockingham Forest which is nowhere near the coast in west Dorset. So.....?
I didn't take this pic, and I never have a camera with me when I spot something interesting. I took note of this little fella because the underwing markings were very pronounced which is often not the case. However, those markings were darker than the Checkered Skipper pics I gave found, So did I see this, or just something very similar? By the way, it wasn't a moth.
Anyone?
No but I love it <3 xxx
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