small skipper

small skipper (plural small skippers)

1. A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, of the family Hesperiidae.
   • 2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian‎:

     Researchers found that 15 of 17 species which commonly live on farmland – including the small tortoiseshell, small skipper and wall butterfly – show declines associated with increasing neonic use. […] The Essex skipper declined by 67% between 2000 and 2009 and the small skipper declined by 62% in the same period.