Family: Hesperiidae 1526     *     Thymelicus sylvestris     *     Small Skipper Widespread in southern England and Wales, absent from Scotland and Ireland Wingspan: 28-30mm Flight time: June - August Habitat: Rough grassland, woods and waste ground. Larval foodplants: Grasses, mainly Yorkshire Fog, Holcus lanatus Similar: Essex Skipper and Lulworth Skipper

Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris
Badbury Rings, Dorset. July 2017. Larva: Dancing Ledge, May 2017