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title: "Groot dikkopje"
description: "Ochlodes sylvanus — Insecten en spinnen. The large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/large-skipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Groot dikkopje

> Ochlodes sylvanus — Insecten en spinnen. The large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

- Scientific name: *Ochlodes sylvanus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 53773
- Wikidata: [Q934570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61781](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61781)

## Names

- en: Large Skipper
- de: Rostfarbiger Dickkopffalter
- es: Dorada Difusa
- fr: Sylvaine
- nl: Groot dikkopje
- pl: Karłątek kniejnik

## Countries with the most observations

GB (8314), IT (6272), DE (5736), FR (4782), RU (3757), AT (2930), DK (2168), ES (1950), CZ (1453), PL (1355), FI (1258), UA (880)

## Summary

The large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_skipper

## Photo

![Groot dikkopje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-skipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Janita Harjula · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/373162013

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/large-skipper?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).