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BUTTERFLY GALLERY - Skippers
Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223

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SkipperEuropean Common Name:
European Skipper
 
 
Scientific Name: Thymelicus lineola

 

Habitat & Flight Period: Open Grassy Areas (Pastures, Roadsides etc.) / May - July

 

Comment: Accidentally Introduced in 1910, now it is one of our most abundant skippers. Timothy is its larval food plant.