Lulworth skipper  (Thymelicus acteon)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Hesperiidae
Genus Thymelicus (1)
Size Wingspan: 2.5 - 2.8 cm (1)
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Status

Protected in Britain with respect to sale only under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (4).