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Chequered Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon

1,929Records since 2000
JunePeak month
5Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May840
Jun982
Jul20
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland1,008
2Highland Scotland911
3Lincolnshire England3
4Northamptonshire England1
5Perth and Kinross Scotland1
4 England1,922 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,929
Peak month
June
Counties with records
5
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carterocephalus palaemon
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,904
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Carterocephalus
Name with authority
Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
Described
1771
Contributing datasets
10

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q837774 · GBIF 1947335