Silver-spotted skipper  (Hesperia comma)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusHesperia (1)
SizeWingspan: 2.5 – 3 cm (1)
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Status

Protected in Great Britain by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, with respect to sale only (2).

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