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blue and green and brown Essex skipper,Geotagged,Germany,Summer,Thymelicus lineola

blue and green and brown

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Karin, do you happen to know the name of this butterfly? (or moth?) Posted 13 years ago

karin65207

Musk Oxen

in german dickkopffalter - a butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) - family Hesperiidae-found on wiki Posted 13 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

I don't think this is Thymelicus sylvestris. It doesn't seem to have brown/orange tips of the antennae. It is more likely Thymelicus lineola although I am not 100% sure about that either.
http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Thymelicus_sylvestris
http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Thymelicus_Lineola
http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species_similarities.php
https://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/species-info.asp?vernacular=Essex%20Skipper
https://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/species-info.asp?vernacular=Small%20Skipper
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Britain%20-%20Thymelicus%20sylvestris.htm
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Britain%20-%20Thymelicus%20lineola.htm Posted 8 years ago

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The Essex skipper

The Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola) is a butterfly in family Hesperiidae. In North America, it is known as the European skipper.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by WildFlower

By karin65207

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Uploaded Jul 12, 2012. Captured Jul 7, 2012 11:05 in In der Hohl 18, 65207 Wiesbaden, Germany.

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WB150 / WB150F / WB152 / WB152F / WB151
f/3.2
1/333s
ISO80
4mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.