Pictured: large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus
Notes from Jenyns: lanes near Ely, Bottisham fen, & elsewhere, common.
200-year trend in Cambridgeshire: Little change.
Modern records
The large skipper is thought to have always been widespread and common and is still often seen throughout the county today.
National records map
Large skipper national records map: https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0021143464