''Thymelicus'' is a
Palearctic genus
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in the skipper
butterfly
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family
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,
Hesperiidae. The genus is the only member of the
tribe
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Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually.
Species
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Thymelicus acteon'' (Lulworth skipper) -
(Rottemburg, 1775)
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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
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'' -
(Filipjev, 1931)
* ?''
Thymelicus christi''
(Rebel, 1894) - uncertain taxonomic status
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Thymelicus flavus''
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Thymelicus hamza'' -
(Oberthür, 1876)
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Thymelicus hyrax'' -
(Lederer, 1861)
* ''
Thymelicus leonina''
(Butler, 1878)
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Thymelicus lineola'' - (Essex skipper)-
(Ochsenheimer, 1808)
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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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''
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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)
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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'' -
(Bremer, 1861)
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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 25â ...
'' (small skipper) -
(Poda, 1761)
References and external links
Hesperiidae pagefro
Preliminary species list. Version of 2006-DEC-31. Retrieved 2007-MAY-28.
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Russian-insects.comImages representing ''Thymelicus''at
Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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Fuller distribution
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Hesperiidae genera
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