Essex skipper, European skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Description
English: An Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola).
Français : Une Hespérie du dactyle (Thymelicus lineola).
Date photo taken on 30. June 2007
Source photo taken by Michael Apel
Author Michael Apel https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MichaD
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ochlodes_sylvanus_MichaD.jpg
The Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola) is a butterfly in family Hesperiidae. In North America, it is known as the European skipper. With a wingspan of 2.5 to 2.9 cm, it is very similar in appearance to the small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris. They can be told apart by the undersides of the tips of their antennae: the Essex skipper's antennae are black, whereas those of the small skipper are orange. Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Hesperiidae, Genus: Thymelicus, Species: Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808).