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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Thymelicus sylvestris
Thymelicus sylvestris(Poda, 1761)
  1. Hesperiidae
  2. Hesperiinae
  3. Hesperiini
  4. Thymelicina
  5. Thymelicus
  6.  sylvestris
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TL: Austria, Graz   (2400 m.)

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24-30 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàDaurat de punta taronja
    ČeskySoumračník metlicový
    DanskSkråstregbredpande
    DeutschBraunkolbiger Braundickkopf
    DeutschBraunkolbiger Braundickkopffalter
    Eesti keelAruheina-viirgpunnpea
    EnglishSmall Skipper
    EspañolDorada linea larga
    FrançaisBande noire
    FrançaisHespérie de la Houque
    HrvatskiSrebreni debeloglavac
    ItalianoEsperide silvestre
    LatviešuBrūndzeltenais pļavas resngalvītis
    LietuviųRaudonbuožis storgalvis
    MagyarBarna busalepke
    NederlandsGeelsprietdikkopje
    PolskiKarłątek ceglasty
    PortuguêsDouradinha-silvestre
    ShqipOkërverdha shiritzi
    SlovenčinaSúmračník metlicový
    SlovenščinaDolgočrti debeloglavček
    SrpskiTankorubi livadar
    SuomeksiEtelänhiipijä
    SvenskaStor Tåtelsmygare
    TürkçeSarý-antenli Zýpzýp
    ΕλληνικάΔασική εσπερίδα
    РусскийТолстоголовка жёлтая
    РусскийТолстоголовка лесная
    РусскийТолстоголовка сельская
    УкраїнськаГоловчак лісовий
    ქართულიტყის მსხვილთავა
    ייִדישהספרית נשרן
    العربيةنطاطة صغيرة
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse Brome
    PoaceaeBromus hordeaceusSoft brome
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis arundinaceaRough Small-reed
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis epigeiosWood Small-reed
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeHolcus lanatusYorkshire Fog
    PoaceaeHolcus mollisCreeping Soft Grass
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
    PoaceaePhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grass
    PoaceaePhleum pratenseTimothy-grass
    PoaceaePiptatherumRicegrass
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeGramineaeGrass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio sylvestrisPoda, 1761
    Papilio flavaBrünnich, 1763
    Thymelicus thaumasHufnagel, 1766
  • Links
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    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Adult, upperside.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Almaceda

Adult, underside.

Szymon BzomaPoland, Izabelin B

Adult, underside.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Pracze Odrzańskie

Adult, upperside.

Clive BurrowsSpain, Pyrenees

Copulating pair.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Pupa.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Vihorlat Mts., Vinianské Jazero
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