Essex skipper
Thymelicus lineola
Skipper
(Hesperiidae)
♂, Very similar to the small skipper.
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The upper surface is brown orange with darker veins and a brown edge. The ♂ has dark scent stripes on its front wings parallel to the veins. The under surface is yellow brown. The antennae have large tips with a black or dark brown under surface. ⇔ wsp. 25-28 mm LA: ≈ The distinguishing feature of the THYMELICUS SYLVESTRIS (Small skipper) is hard to see but the antennae have yellow tips and the scent stripes are diagonally across the wings.
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< 40 mm
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15-40 mm
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3 LookAlikes (LA):
Large skipper
Small skipper
Silver-spotted skipper
Essex skipper
Zwartsprietdikkopje
Schwarzkolbiger Braun-Dickkopffalter
Hespérie du dactyle
Thymelicus lineola [L.]
Thymelicus lineola [L.]
Thymelicus lineola [L.]
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Thymelicus lineola [L.]
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