Essex skipper en · NOUN
Meanings
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A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus lineola, of the family Hesperiidae.
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.
2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex skippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
fr hespérie des graminées (butterfly) · fi lauhahiipijä (butterfly) · hu vonalas busalepke (butterfly) · ru толстого́ловка тире́ (butterfly) · fr hespérie du dactyle (butterfly) · fr hespérie européenne (butterfly)