Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris,and Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola

Natural History Museum2016

The Natural History Museum
London, United Kingdom

Male Thymelicus sylvestris on the left, Thymelicus lineola on the right, showing the 'sex brand' of androconial scales and the underside of the antenna tip, both useful in separating the species.

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Title: Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris,and Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola
Creator: Natural History Museum
Date created: 2016

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