57.005 Thymelicus lineola (Essex Skipper)
ws: 26-30mm; late Jun-Aug; cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata) and other grasses; common in south, central and south-east England and East Anglia.
Thymelicus lineola (Essex Skipper) §2 male
ID: Almost identical to T. sylvestris (Small Skipper) except that the underside of the antennal club is black in T.lineola and orange in T.sylvestris.
The male sex brand on the forewing upperside of T.lineola is shorter and narrower than that of T.sylvestris
The male sex brand on the forewing upperside of T.lineola is shorter and narrower than that of T.sylvestris
§1 Removed
§2 Foulness, Essex; 07/07/2007; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 22/07/2012; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 22/07/2012; male
§5 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; male
§6 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; male
§7 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; female
§8 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 07/07/2007; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 22/07/2012; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 22/07/2012; male
§5 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; male
§6 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; male
§7 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; female
§8 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2023; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 27/04/2014 (§2-4, §1 removed) | §6-8 added 18/07/2023
