Forewing Length: 11-13mm;
Wingspan: 22-26mm;
Proboscis Length: 8mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(7-12 Days)	May - September	(Winter)	April - June (Earliest: 17.4)

Biotopes:	Wet Meadows	Heath and Moorland	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Several Rosaceae
Food: (Adult)	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Cardamine pratensis Nectar	Ajuga reptans Nectar	Trifolium pratense Nectar
	Trifolium repens Nectar	Taraxacum campylodes Nectar	Ranunculus repens Nectar	Galium saxatile Nectar
	Polygala serpyllifolia Nectar	Potentilla erecta Nectar	Myosotis arvensis Nectar	Rubus fruticosus
	Rhinanthus minor	Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Parasitoids:	Agrypon flexorium Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Pyrgus malvae
UK Butterflies Grizzled Skipper
Nature Spot: Grizzled Skipper - Pyrgus malvae
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Pyrgus malvae
Lepiforum: Pyrgus malvae

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