Reigate, Surrey. UK. Thursday 12th June 2014. Flora and fauna on the North Downs. A Small Skipper Butterfly 'Thymelicus sylvestris' rests on a bramble flower in the sun in a hedgerow on the North Downs at Reigate Hill, Surrey. Credit: Photo by Lindsay Constable / Alamy Live News.

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Reigate, Surrey. UK. Thursday 12th June 2014. Flora and fauna on the North Downs. A Small Skipper Butterfly 'Thymelicus sylvestris' rests on a bramble flower in the sun in a hedgerow on the North Downs at Reigate Hill, Surrey. © Photo by Lindsay Constable / Alamy Live News. This golden skipper is often found basking on vegetation, or making short buzzing flights among tall grass stems. Despite its name, 4 skipper species found in the British Isles are the same size or smaller than the Small Skipper. The male is distinguished from the female by the sex brand on its forewings, which is a slightly curved line of specialised scent scales. This butterfly is widespread on the British mainland, south of a line running between Westmorland in the west and North Northumberland in the east. Source:

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Location: North Downs, Reigate, Surrey. UK
Photo credit: © Lindsay Constable / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: butterfly, skipper, small, sylvestris, thymelicus