Thymelicus

Thymelicus is a Palearctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. It is the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually.

Thymelicus
Male small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
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Thymelini
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Thymelicus

Hubner, 1819
Species

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Synonyms
  • Adopoea Billberg, 1820
  • Pelion Kirby, 1858
  • Doricha Moore, 1883

Species

  • Thymelicus acteon (Lulworth skipper) - (Rottemburg, 1775)
  • Thymelicus alaica - (Filipjev, 1931)
  • ?Thymelicus christi (Rebel, 1894) - uncertain taxonomic status
  • Thymelicus flavus
  • Thymelicus hamza - (Oberthür, 1876)
  • Thymelicus hyrax - (Lederer, 1861)
  • Thymelicus leonina (Butler, 1878)
  • Thymelicus lineola - (Essex skipper)-(Ochsenheimer, 1808)
  • Thymelicus nervulata
  • Thymelicus novus - (Reverdin, 1916)
  • Thymelicus stigma - Staudinger, 1886
  • Thymelicus sylvatica - (Bremer, 1861)
  • Thymelicus sylvestris (small skipper) - (Poda, 1761)

Thymelicus Fuller distribution


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