Thymelicus lineola, known in Europe as the Essex skipper and in North America as the European skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae...

butterfly is very similar in appearance to the Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola). In the small skipper, the undersides of the tips of the antennae are...

(Pyronia tithonus) Large skipper (Ochlodes venata) Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) Zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon) Speckled...

The caterpillars of some Lepidoptera use it as a foodplant, e.g. the Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola). Couch grass has become naturalised throughout...

jaw in good order. Some caterpillars use it as a food plant, e.g. the Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola) and the marbled white (Melanargia galathea). It...

in other parts of its range. Essex skipper - Thymelicus lineola NE County Wexford only. Origin uncertain. Small skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris NE Confirmed...

caterpillars of some lepidopterans use it as a foodplant, e.g. the Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola). Additionally, male mosquitoes can often be found...

Small skipper – Thymelicus sylvestris LC – throughout Wales and England, except far north-east and north-west; spreading north and west Essex skipper – Thymelicus...

Chequered skipper. Although called "large" this is still a relatively small butterfly and not much larger than either the small or Essex skippers. The body...

skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus), small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) and Essex skipper (Thymelicus lineola)—the Lulworth is both the smallest and darkest....