Vintage style Small Skipper
by Chris Smith
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Vintage style Small Skipper
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Chris Smith
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Description
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) perched on grass seed.
The Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
It has a rusty orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is silvery white below and it has a wingspan of 2530 mm. This butterfly is very similar in appearance to the Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola. In the Small Skipper, the undersides of the tips of the antennae are yellow orange, whereas they are black in the Essex Skipper. The black area on the lower edge of the upper wings also differs. Like the other orange 'grass skippers' the male has a distinctive black stripe made up of scent scales.
This butterfly's range includes much of Europe, including Ireland, Britain and Scandinavia, and includes north Africa and the Middle East. It is typically occurring where grass has grown tall.
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September 12th, 2014
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