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Small Skipper; Dorada línea larga
Thymelicus sylvestris
40.7126, -4.2367
Field Notes
Description:
Male. Hesperiidae family. It has orange colour to the wings, upper body and the tips of the antennae. The body is white below. It is very similar to the Essex Skipper but the undersides of the tips of the antennae are yellow orange, whereas they are black in the Essex Skipper. The black area on the lower edge of the upper wings also differs. Like the other orange 'grass skippers' the male has a distinctive black stripe made up of scent scales
Habitat:
Spotted feeding on bramble flowers. Sierra de Guadarrama, El Espinar, Segovia. Spain
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D500. Exposure Time: 1/500 sec.; f/5.6; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. DSC_7544
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