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Lulworth Skipper

Thymelicus acteon

3,689Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May38
Jun628
Jul1,899
Aug1,070
Sep54
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England2,902
2Essex England2
3,680 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
3,689
Peak month
July
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Thymelicus acteon
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,639
Most recorded in
Dorset
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Thymelicus
Name with authority
Thymelicus acteon (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Described
1775
Contributing datasets
9

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8073674