Lulworth skipper
Thymelicus acteon (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon) is a species in the family Hesperiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the lulworth skipper
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 2.2 cm – 2.6 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- flowerssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- grassland, shrubland, wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- On the wing
- February, April to Octobersrc for On the wing
- Generations a year
- Severalsrc for Generations a year
- Larval food plants
- Poaceae familysrc for Larval food plants
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the lulworth skipper?
Where does the lulworth skipper live?
Not recorded
Is the lulworth skipper endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the lulworth skipper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyHesperiidae
- genusThymelicus
- SpeciesThymelicus acteon (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Synonyms Adopaea actaeon, Adopaea acteon, Hesperia actaeon, Hesperia acteon, Papilio acteon, Thymelicus actaeon, Thymelicus acteon acteon, Thymelicus alba, Thymelicus aurescens, Thymelicus clara, Thymelicus distincta, Thymelicus extensa, Thymelicus obsoleta, Thymelicus phoenix, Thymelicus pulchraeteon, Thymelicus ragusai, Thymelicus virescens
Other names and names in other languages (24)
- نطاطة لولورثArabic
- Penneg bihanBreton
- Daurat foscCatalan
- soumračník žlutoskvrnnýCzech
- Gwibiwr LulworthWelsh
- Gwibwyr LulworthWelsh
- Mørk SkråstregbredpandeDanish
- Mattscheckiger Braun-DickkopffalterGerman
- Mattscheckiger BraundickkopffalterGerman
- Dorada OscuraSpanish
- ActéonFrench
- Hespérie du chiendentFrench
- נחושת השעורהHebrew
- Rottemburgov debeloglavacCroatian
- csíkos busalepkeHungarian
- Brongfleckegen DeckkappLuxembourgish
- DwergdikkopjeDutch
- Karłątek akteonPolish
- Douradinha-escuraPortuguese
- Толстоголовка актеонRussian
- súmračník žltoškvrnnýSlovak
- lunolisi debeloglavčekSlovenian
- Sarı Lekeli ZıpzıpTurkish
- Головчак АктеонUkrainian
Relatives of the lulworth skipper
Other species in the same genus Thymelicus.
Essex skipper
Thymelicus lineola
Small skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
Levantine skipper
Thymelicus hyrax
Moroccan small skipper
Thymelicus hamza
CompareLulworth skipper vs Essex skipperLulworth skipper vs Small skipperLulworth skipper vs Levantine skipperLulworth skipper vs Moroccan small skipper
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lulworth skipper?
An adult lulworth skipper has a wingspan of 2.2 cm – 2.6 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What does the lulworth skipper eat?
Its recorded main food is flowers.
What kind of animal is the lulworth skipper?
The lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon) belongs to the family Hesperiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Shirey, V., Larsen, E., Doherty, A. et al. (2022) LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits. Scientific Data 9: 382. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01473-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1 - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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