Lulworth skipper

noun

The dull brown butterfly Thymelicus acteon, of the family Hesperiidae.

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Meanings

nounLulworth skipper (plural Lulworth skippers)

plural Lulworth skippers

  1. The dull brown butterfly Thymelicus acteon, of the family Hesperiidae.

Origin

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

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Translations

Hungarian csíkos busalepke
  • csíkos busalepkebutterfly
Russian толстоголо́вка актео́н
  • толстоголо́вка актео́н (tolstogolóvka akteón)butterfly
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APA

Lulworth skipper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lulworth%20skipper

MLA

“Lulworth skipper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lulworth%20skipper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lulworth skipper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lulworth%20skipper.

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