''Thymelicus'' is a

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

in the skipper

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. The genus is the only member of the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually.

Species

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Thymelicus acteon The Lulworth skipper (''Thymelicus acteon'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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 natural ...

'' (Lulworth skipper) - (Rottemburg, 1775) * ''

Thymelicus alaica ''Thymelicus'' is a Palearctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. Species * ' ...

'' - (Filipjev, 1931) * ?''

Thymelicus christi ''Thymelicus'' is a Palearctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. Species * ' ...

'' (Rebel, 1894) - uncertain taxonomic status * ''

Thymelicus flavus ''Thymelicus'' is a Palearctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. Species * ' ...

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Thymelicus hamza ''Thymelicus hamza'', the Moroccan small skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North Africa and from Anatolia to Turkestan. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one g ...

'' - (Oberthür, 1876) * ''

Thymelicus hyrax ''Thymelicus hyrax'', the Levantine skipper, is a butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloure ...

'' - (Lederer, 1861) * ''

Thymelicus leonina '' Thymelicus leonina'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic ( China, Amur, Ussuri, Japan) that belongs to the skippers family. Description from Seitz Male with stigma. Wings above light reddish yellow, all the veins striped with ...

'' (Butler, 1878) * ''

Thymelicus lineola __NOTOC__ ''Thymelicus lineola'', known in Europe as the Essex skipper and in North America as the European skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. With a wingspan of 2.5 to 2.9 cm, it is very similar in appearance to ...

'' - (Essex skipper)-(Ochsenheimer, 1808) * ''

Thymelicus nervulata ''Thymelicus'' is a Palearctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. Species * ' ...

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Thymelicus novus ''Thymelicus'' is a Palearctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. Species * ' ...

'' - (Reverdin, 1916) * ''

Thymelicus stigma ''Thymelicus'' is a Palearctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. Species * ' ...

'' - Staudinger, 1886 * ''

Thymelicus sylvatica ''Thymelicus sylvatica'' is an eastern Palearctic butterfly in the Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae). The species can be found in Amur, Ussuri, Southwest China, Korea, and Japan. The larva feeds on ''Calamagrostis'', ''Bromus'', ''Agropyron'', ''Brach ...

'' - (Bremer, 1861) * ''

Thymelicus sylvestris The small skipper (''Thymelicus sylvestris'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Appearance It has a rusty orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is silvery white below and it has a wingspan of 25� ...

'' (small skipper) - (Poda, 1761)

References and external links

Hesperiidae page
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Preliminary species list. Version of 2006-DEC-31. Retrieved 2007-MAY-28.

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Russian-insects.com

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