''Carterocephalus silvicola'', the northern chequered skipper, is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It is found in northern Europe and northern and eastern Asia. The butterfly flies from May to June depending on the location. The larvae feed on various grasses.

References

Heteropterinae Butterflies of Europe Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1829 {{Hesperiidae-stub