Scientific name: Thymelicus silvestris (Poda, 1761)
Common name: Golden long line.
Class: Insecta
ORDER:
Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae
Author of Photography: Hair Nacho Cano
Held Spot
La Osera
Date: July 5, 2009 (I Testing Sierra de Las Villas)
Determined by: Angel Blázquez (Insectarium Virtual On: http://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insectarium/ )
Details Species: is a small butterfly and intense orange color. Normally fly in meadows and open grassy areas, from very low altitudes to over 1000 meters above the sea level. Their flight is usually from about May to August.
(From http://navalmanzano.blogspot.com) can be easily confused with two other species of flying Thymelicus in the Peninsula, which are T. acteon (Golden Dark) and T. lineola (Golden short line), the first presents some yellow spots in the area of \u200b\u200bthe forewings postdiscal do not have the other two, and the second addition to having the male line androconial shorter and less clear than T. sylvestris, has the back of the clubs of antennae black, while in T. sylvestris is orange.
Thanks: Thank Hair Nacho identifying the species and the basic data of the kind provided, as well as the transfer of the picture. So Angel Blázquez and determination.
Basic Bibliography:
Tolman, T. and Lewington, R., 2002. "Guide to the Butterflies of Spain and Europe." Lynx Ed ISBN: 8487334369. ISBN-13: 9788487334368.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Skipper
http://navalmanzano.blogspot.com/2009/12/thymelicus-sylvestris-dorada-linea.html
Common name: Golden long line.
Class: Insecta
ORDER:
Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae
Author of Photography: Hair Nacho Cano
Held Spot
La Osera
Date: July 5, 2009 (I Testing Sierra de Las Villas)
Determined by: Angel Blázquez (Insectarium Virtual On: http://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insectarium/ )
Details Species: is a small butterfly and intense orange color. Normally fly in meadows and open grassy areas, from very low altitudes to over 1000 meters above the sea level. Their flight is usually from about May to August.
(From http://navalmanzano.blogspot.com) can be easily confused with two other species of flying Thymelicus in the Peninsula, which are T. acteon (Golden Dark) and T. lineola (Golden short line), the first presents some yellow spots in the area of \u200b\u200bthe forewings postdiscal do not have the other two, and the second addition to having the male line androconial shorter and less clear than T. sylvestris, has the back of the clubs of antennae black, while in T. sylvestris is orange.
Thanks: Thank Hair Nacho identifying the species and the basic data of the kind provided, as well as the transfer of the picture. So Angel Blázquez and determination.
Basic Bibliography:
Tolman, T. and Lewington, R., 2002. "Guide to the Butterflies of Spain and Europe." Lynx Ed ISBN: 8487334369. ISBN-13: 9788487334368.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Skipper
http://navalmanzano.blogspot.com/2009/12/thymelicus-sylvestris-dorada-linea.html