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Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)

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🇬🇧 The Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Its name is derived from Lulworth Cove in the county of Dorset, England, where the first specimens in Great Britain were collected in 1832. It is quite common to find them in Corfu.

🇬🇷 Η Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon) είναι μια πεταλούδα της οικογένειας των Hesperiidae. Το όνομά του προέρχεται από το Lulworth Cove στην κομητεία Dorset της Αγγλίας, όπου συλλέχθηκαν τα πρώτα δείγματα στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία το 1832. Είναι αρκετά συνηθισμένο να τα βρίσκουμε στην Κέρκυρα.

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