| Family | Hesperiidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Pyrginae |
| Genus | Spialia |
| Species | orbifer |
| Authority | (Hübner, [1823]) |
| English Name | Hungarian Skipper |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Near Threatened (NT) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Near Threatened (NT) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Orbed Red-underwing Skipper occurs on dry, flower-rich grasslands, on roadside verges, at the edges of woods, on abandoned agricultural land, rocky slopes, and along dried-up river beds. The butterflies have a rapid flight, close to the ground. The eggs are laid on the flowerheads of Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor), and, in Eastern Europe, possibly also on Great Burnet (S. officinalis). The round flowerheads of the foodplant are the caterpillars’ first food, but as they grow larger, they hide themselves between spun leaves. Hibernation takes place on the ground, in the litter layer. They also pupate in rolled-up leaves of the foodplant. This skipper is double-brooded and hibernates as a caterpillar.
Albania / Austria (Possibly Present) / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Czechia (Irregular Vagrant) / Greece / Greece: Mainland / Greece: East Aegean Islands / Hungary / Italy / Italy: Sicily / North Macedonia / Moldova / Montenegro / Romania / European Russia / Serbia / Serbia: Serbia / Serbia: Kosovo / Slovakia / European Türkiye / Ukraine /