Thymelicus

Taxobox
name = "Thymelicus"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Male Small Skipper ("Thymelicus sylvestris")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Hesperiidae
subfamilia = Hesperiinae
tribus = Thymelini
tribus_authority =
genus = "Thymelicus"
genus_authority = Hubner, 1819
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Thymelicus acteon"
*"Thymelicus alaica"
*"Thymelicus flavus"
*"Thymelicus hamza"
*"Thymelicus hyrax"
*"Thymelicus leonina"
*"Thymelicus lineola"
*"Thymelicus nervulata"
*"Thymelicus novus"
*"Thymelicus stigma"
*"Thymelicus sylvatica"
*"Thymelicus sylvestris"

"Thymelicus" is a genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. It is presently the only member of the tribe Thymelini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually.

Examples of "Thymelicus" species:

*Essex Skipper, "Thymelicus lineola"
*Lulworth Skipper, "Thymelicus acteon"
*Small Skipper, "Thymelicus sylvestris"

References and external links

* [http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/invertebrates/families/Hesperiidae.html Hesperiidae page] from [http://faunaitalia.it/index.htm FaunaItalia]
* [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/index.html Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms] : Preliminary species list. Version of 2006-DEC-31. Retrieved 2007-MAY-28.
* [http://rusinsects.com/hesperid/hes-thym.htm "Thymelicus" page] from [http://rusinsects.com Russian-insects.com]