| Family | Hesperiidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Pyrginae |
| Genus | Pyrgus |
| Species | andromedae |
| Authority | (Wallengren, 1853) |
| English Name | Alpine Grizzled Skipper |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Alpine Grizzled Skipper occurs in damp, moist, grassy places, often near streams or bogs in the Alps and Pyrenees. In Scandinavia, they are seen on dwarf scrub vegetation and also in rocky places on steep slopes. The only reported foodplant is Dryas octopetala. The caterpillars live in a communal shelter of spun leaves. They hibernate, pupating in a similar shelter the following spring. The species’ development takes two years.
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