Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages

The Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) is one of Britain’s least glamorously named butterflies, yet this subtle, moth-like species is a rewarding find. A priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, it has declined significantly across much of England. In Suffolk, it is associated with warm, sheltered sites supporting its larval foodplant, bird’s-foot trefoil – including chalk grassland, coastal brownfield land, and some heathland margins. The county holds scattered but important populations, and targeted conservation management of suitable open habitat is critical to its continued survival here. Image: © Paul Kitchener, Flickr.

Find out more: iNaturalist, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Butterfly Conservation, UK Butterflies