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Lulworth Skipper

Photo: @angelamoonjones · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

Lulworth Skipper

Thymelicus acteon

Observations in the area
4
Last sighting
11 May 2025
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

The Lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. Its name is derived from Lulworth Cove in the county of Dorset, England, where the first specimens in Great Britain were collected in 1832 by English naturalist James Charles Dale.

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