Ochlodes venatus
species of insect
Ochlodes venatus, commonly known as the far eastern large skipper, is a skipper butterfly species in the family Hesperiidae. The name was long used for the large skipper of Europe, but it actually refers to its Far Eastern sister species and the large skipper is now called O. sylvanus. There is some dispute however about whether the large skipper should not better placed in O. venatus as a subspecies sylvanus or faunus. An ICZN Opinion in 1944 noted that the genus name Ochlodes is masculine, so the correct epithet for this species is venatus. However, many sources continue to list it as Ochlodes venata.
These two skippers are possibly sympatric in China. Ochlodes venatus occurs from there eastwards to Korea and Japan.
References
Jennifer Owen. The Ecology of a Garden: The First Fifteen Years. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
“Ochlodes venatus” enters the record as species of insect. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Ochlodes, venatus and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Ochlodes venatus” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Ochlodes, venatus and species provides the most credible route into that argument.
Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3027945. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1944 and 1991.
A general summary may omit uncertainty, sample limits or methodological disagreement that is explicit in the technical record. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Check terminology, classification and the date of the cited evidence. Scientific names and technical consensus can change while older records retain historical value.
- Current terminology
- Classification context
- Finding cited technical literature
Primary datasets, specimen catalogues, standards bodies and the most recent peer-reviewed literature.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Ochlodes venatus”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Ochlodes venatus primary sources, Ochlodes venatus archive and Ochlodes research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Ochlodes venatus”?
- Is the terminology current, historical or disputed?
- Has classification or technical consensus changed since the cited source?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Ochlodes venatus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.