Silver-spotted skipper  (Hesperia comma)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Hesperiidae
Genus Hesperia (1)
Size Wingspan: 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 (4).