Chequered skipper chequered skipper was formerly resident in England and Scotland. Now, the chequered skipper is only found in western Scotland. The butterfly has also reached parts of Japan but faces threats there. In the United States the chequered skipper is also known as the arctic skipper and is found in the northern coasts and expands to central Alaska. The chequered skipper can be seen in central California. The chequered skipper has been seen along the coasts of Canada. It is generally considered a woodland butterfly and breeds in and around damp woodland, favoring clearings and woodland paths and seems to have
SS Lulworth Hill War Medal for Bravery at Sea. In 1985 a radio interview was broadcast in which Cooke described their ordeal and survival. On 23 May 1943 "Leonardo da Vinci" was in the North Atlantic returning from patrol west of Vigo, Spain when the Royal Navy destroyer depth charged and sank her. There were no survivors. James Hull, the prisoner from "Lulworth Hill", had previously been transferred to the Italian submarine "Finzi". In 1947 Dorset Steamships bought the Empire ship SS "Empire Mandarin" and renamed her "Lulworth Hill". In 1949 she was renamed "Castle Hill". In 1950 she was transferred to a