Cinquefoil skipper of the forewing and the usually deeper red-brown underwings. The cinquefoil skipper flies in July and August. The larval food plant is spring cinquefoil ("Potentilla neumanniana"). Cinquefoil skipper The cinquefoil skipper ("Pyrgus cirsii") is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). It has a scattered distribution in central and southern Europe, and several isolated populations in north-eastern Turkey and in Armenia. This species has a wingspan of 26–28 mm and, typically of its genus, can be very difficult to identify in the field. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the carline skipper ("P. carlinae") as the two are known
Skipper (cannon) materials and helped to make the new cannon, which became known as, ""Skipper II"". "Skipper II" debuted at the homecoming game at Lane Stadium in October, 1984, nearly 21 years after the original Skipper first sounded. "Skipper II" was designed and constructed to be much more durable than Skipper and has been in operation for more than 30 years. Other than regular maintenance, "Skipper II" has endured, receiving just a few minor repairs in 2010. Although its official title is "Skipper II", the cannon is commonly referred to simply as "Skipper". In 2015, a custom space in Pearson Hall, a