Thymelicus lineola [lineolus] (Ochsenheimer 1808) (Family Hesperiidae)


Male

Female

Couple

Forewing Length: 12-14mm;
Wingspan: 22-26mm;
Proboscis Length: 13mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
June - April March - June May - July June - August
(Earliest: 20.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Many Poaceae
Food:
(Adult)

Many Asteraceae Nectar

Several Fabaceae Nectar

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar

Epilobium hirsutum Nectar

Valeriana officinalis Nectar

Hypericum perforatum

Rubus fruticosus Nectar

Liquid Dung
Parasitoids:
Syspasis scutellator Larva

Pales pavida Larva

Phryxe vulgaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Thymelicus lineola
UK Butterflies Essex Skipper
Nature Spot: Essex Skipper - Thymelicus lineola
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Thymelicus lineola
Lepiforum: Thymelicus lineola


Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 J.K. Lindsey

Caution

Back to Ecology of Commanster