Etymology

Lulworth skipper

Today it means: The dull brown butterfly Thymelicus acteon, of the family Hesperiidae. Full definition →

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The first specimens in Great Britain were collected in 1832 at Lulworth Cove in Dorset.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.