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Genus Thymelicus

Butterflies 'Eating' - Thymelicus lineola

Orange & Brown Butterfly - ID? - Thymelicus lineola

European Skipper - Thymelicus lineola - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)

Tribe Thymelicini

Genus Thymelicus

Numbers

1 species in North America (nearctica.com)

Remarks

see species page for information on the European Skipper (T. lineola)

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 9 April, 2004 - 4:47pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 3 November, 2005 - 2:51am

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