small skipper en · NOUN
Meanings
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A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, of the family Hesperiidae.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| small skippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
gd sùrdagan beag (butterfly) · ru толстоголо́вка жёлтая (butterfly) · ru толстоголо́вка се́льская (butterfly) · ru жёлто-о́христая бронзовокры́лка (butterfly) · ru толстоголо́вка лесна́я (butterfly) · hu barna busalepke (butterfly) · ru толстоголо́вка за́падная лесна́я (butterfly)