Hesperiidae Hesperiinae Pelopidas thrax Thymelicus hyrax
Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
Lulworth Skipper
Genus: Thymelicus Hübner, [1819]   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
Synonims (species):
   heydeni Plotz, 1884
T. acteon (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Ovindoli (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
T. acteon (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Monte Terminillo (Rieti), Italy
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
T. acteon (© Fabio Cavallini)
Adult, Vallombrosa (Firenze), Italy, July 1991
(Photo by Fabio Cavallini)
Foodplants:
Brachypodium, Calamagrostis, Elymus
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