Essex skipper

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Noun

Essex skipper (plural Essex skippers)

  1. A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus lineola, of the family Hesperiidae.
    Synonym: European skipper
    • 2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian‎:
      The Essex skipper declined by 67% between 2000 and 2009 and the small skipper declined by 62% in the same period. Both species’ caterpillars live on grasses found on field margins.

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