Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761) Species
Last modified: Sept. 14, 2023, 2:49 p.m.
A common species in Belgium, especially in the south of the country. In the north it is more local and in recent times it seems to be lacking from the northwest. Possibly the distribution has been overestimated due to identification errors with the more widespread T. lineola.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Hesperiinae > Genus: Thymelicus > Species: Thymelicus sylvestris
- Vernacular names
- Geelsprietdikkopje (NL), Small Skipper (EN), Hespérie de la houque (FR), Braunkolbiger Braundickkopffalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Thymelicus linea (Müller O. F., 1766)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 20 (as Hesperia Linea). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from the halfway June till mid-August. Usually starts to fly a week or so before T. lineola.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Holcus mollis, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Holcus lanatus and Phleum pratense
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on several species of Gramineae like Holcus lanatus, Alopecurus pratensis, Calamagrostis, Elytrigia repens and Molinia caerulea.
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