Butterfly Conservation Dorset Branch

Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

 
When to see: July and August.
Peak: End July - Mid-August
Habitat: Open/rough ground, clearings

Where to see: Deadmoor Common, Melbury Down, Stour Valley, Bere Regis By-pass, Alners Gorse, Hatch Pond

Foodplants:

Grass, Cocksfoot, Creeping Soft Cocksfoot
Behaviour: Patrol
   

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