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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | CARTEROCEPHALUS PALAEMON |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | CHEQUERED SKIPPER |
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| Fig 1 |
| ADULT | Wingspan 29 - 32mm. Upper wings are dark brown with yellow orange chequer marks. The under surfaces are similar with a greenish tinge. Females are usually duller. The antennae have black clubs with orange tips. |
| CHRYSALIS | 16mm. Buff and resembles dead grass. |
| LARVA | 25mm. Starting greenish-yellow with a black collar eventually turning green with white lines and finally becoming buff-yellow. |
| EGG | White, round and flattened. Found on wood false brome or purple moor-grass. Hatching time within 10 days. |
| BEHAVIOUR | Fast and dashing flight with regular perching on bracken and bluebells. Territorial and will investigate all intruders. Fond of blue flowers. |
| HABITAT | Open woodland, scrubby areas, slopes and hillsides. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD | May - June. Single brooded. |