Grizzled skipper With its endangered status in the Netherlands, the grizzled skipper may benefit from extensive grazing as a nature restoration project. Grizzled skipper The grizzled skipper ("Pyrgus malvae") is a common butterfly from the family Hesperiidae that is widespread throughout Europe. It is a small Skipper (butterfly) with a chequered pattern on its wings that appears to be black and white. This butterfly can be found throughout Europe and is heavily concentrated in central and southern regions of England. The butterfly prefers three major types of habitat: woodland, grassland, and industrial. Referenced as a superspecies, "Pyrgus malvae" includes three semispecies: "malvae,
SS Lulworth Hill "Leonardo da Vinci" captured and took on board one survivor of the sinking, James Leslie Hull. After 29 days the UK authorities assumed that the "Lulworth Hill" had been lost with all hands and duly informed their families. On 7 May the Royal Navy R-class destroyer picked up one of the "Lulworth Hill"'s liferafts. Of the 14 men that had survived the sinking, after 50 days adrift only two, Seaman Shipwright ("i.e." carpenter) Kenneth Cooke and Able Seaman Colin Armitage, remained alive. On 7 December 1943 both men were awarded the George Medal and on 7 November 1944 the Lloyd's