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Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

Description:

A small skipper butterfly. Orange-brown wings with darker brown markings on the back of its wings. Typical clubbed antennae.

Notes:

Often seen around lavender bushes in the neighborhood.

1 Species ID Suggestions

European Skipper
Thymelicus lineola


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2 Comments

AmberLundeen
AmberLundeen 12 years ago

I think this is a long dash skipper

http://bugguide.net/node/view/9580

AlexanderStein
AlexanderStein 12 years ago

Added clearer photos of the back of the wings and video to make identification easier.

AlexanderStein
Spotted by
AlexanderStein

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Aug 10, 2011
Submitted on Aug 10, 2011

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