Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
(Small Skipper)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)
GenusThymelicus (a genus of skipper butterflies)
SubfamilyHESPERIINAE (a subfamily of butterflies)
FamilyHESPERIIDAE (skippers)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper) :
1: Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)
14 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female - feeding on Bramble flowers
Image 1: Female - feeding on Bramble flowers - close-upImage 2: Female - feeding on Bramble flowers - close-up (2)Image 3: Antenna - close-up - enlarged
2: Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)
22 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
resting on grass stem
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Lateral view - close-upImage 3: Lateral view - close-up (2)Image 4: Lateral view - close-up (3)Image 5: Lateral view - close-up (4)
3: Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)
10 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on short birch scrub in dull weather
Image 1: Dorsal - wings together - close-upImage 2: Dorso-lateral - wings apart - close-upImage 3: Dorso-lateral - wings together - close-upImage 4: Dorso-lateral - wings together - close-up (2)
4: Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)
7 Aug 1983 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Female visiting Knapweed
Image 1: Female - visiting Knapweed - enlarged

Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper)
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