This male and female Small Skipper butterfly were seen copulating on Bramble at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve, on the Lizard in Cornwall during the BioBlitz at the end of July. From the underside both sexes look very similar but when … Read More
Lots of Small Skippers were flying amonst the long grass and feeding on the flowers of Bramble or Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus agg.) and Common Knapweed at Windmill Farn Nature Reserve on The Lizard in Cornwall at the weekend. Insight into … Read More
Common name: Small Skipper Latin name: Thymelicus sylvestris Family: Skippers (Hesperiidae >> Hesperiinae) Flies: late June into August Date: 26 June Location: Braunton Burrows, Devon Gallery link: British Butterflies Related images: