Dingy Skipper

My input on this is that the word "hottentot" is a typical Southern African word and usage, indicating that it is from that region.

Forgot one: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Erynnis+tages

I do not think it is Gegenes pumilio, which is from a different subfamily: Hesperiinae. Not the different position with the open wings. Hesperiinae "never" shows the wings like this, but "folded". http://tolweb.org/Gegenes Different wing shapes and markings: http://users.auth.gr/~efthymia/Butterflies/pumilio_nostro_thrax.html I think yours is a Pyrginae, Erynnis tages. In my eyes the only possible skipper, however I must admit it looks a little bit different as others you will see on the web. It could be an older individual. Note the tiny white spots at both, forewing and hindwing margins and the row of brighter spots on the forewing. The rest of the markings you have to "think" ;-)... What do you think and what do other people think? Definitely one to verify!! http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/PyrguCarli.htm http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erynnis_tages2.jpg http://lepidoptera.nature4stock.com/?attachment_id=430 http://users.auth.gr/~efthymia/Butterflies/tages_marloyi.html

Nice spotting Adriano!