Hiya
Please can you help with the id of this skipper?
Cheers
Simon
skipper id
Re: skipper id
Looks good for Lulworth to me... ? in UK or overseas
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Re: skipper id
Hi Simon.
Welcome to UKB.
It's never easy when they are past their best but this looks like a female Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) to me. Its definitely not Lulworth.
More at: http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... sylvestris
Kind regards. Mark
Welcome to UKB.
It's never easy when they are past their best but this looks like a female Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) to me. Its definitely not Lulworth.
More at: http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... sylvestris
Kind regards. Mark
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Re: skipper id
Thank you for that, never seen one with that amount of dark on wings, did think Essex but wrong antennae.
all the best
Simon
all the best
Simon