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Thymelicus hamza

Moroccan Small Skipper

Field Notes

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Middle Atlas, Morocco, June 2005

 

Moroccan Small Skipper
Thymelicus hamza

Distribution: All of north Africa north of the Sahara.

Identification: Very similar to the Lulworth Skipper, T. acteon. The male scent band in thicker, ending at the end of the cell, and the paler regions of the forewings is relatively uniform.

Flight time: May and June.

Habitat: Grassy places and rocky gulley etc.

Behaviour: As the other Thymelicus species.

 

 

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