Small skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
Skipper
(Hesperiidae)
♂, Club is yellow to brownish.
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Yellow-brown skipper with dark veins, the under surface of the antennae tip is yellow or brown yellow. The ♂ has diagonal scent stripes on its front wings. The front wing tip under surface is greenish, the remaining under surface is yellow-brown. ⇔ wsp. 25-30 mm LA: ≈ The THYMELICUS LINEOLA (Essex skipper) has dark antennae tips and the ♂ scent stripes are parallel with the veins. ≈ The OCHLODES SYLVANUS (Large skipper) has yellow-brown antennae tips but lacks the light markings on the under surface.
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3 LookAlikes (LA):
Large skipper
Essex skipper
Silver-spotted skipper
Small skipper
Geelsprietdikkopje
Braunkolbiger Braun-Dickkopffalter
Hespérie de la houque
Atteone lineato maggiore
Dorada línea larga
Thymelicus sylvestris [L.]
Толстоголовка сельская
Thymelicus sylvestris [L.]
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