Lulworth Skipper
Thymelicus acteon
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Male, Val d'Aran, July 2007

Male, Val d'Aran, July 2008

Male, Val d'Aran, July 2008

Lisbon, July 1999

Val d'Aran, 1999 (analogue video frame)

Portugal, June 1992

Portugal, June 1992

The Lulworth skipper is always separable from small and Essex skippers by the darker ground colour and the pale 'C' in the discal area of the forewing (better demarcated in the female). The species is found very locally on the south coast of England but generally more commonly further south in Europe.