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Butterflies

Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)

A small, brown/orange butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (Skipper butterflies)
Flying in May | June | July

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.

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