British Insects: Butterflies
British Insects: Butterflies | |
Adults. Large-headed. Antennae inserted fully one half the width of the head apart.
British representation. H. phyleus (Fiery Skipper).
Status in Britain. Adventive (a North American and Caribbean species, supposedly once found in N. Devon around 1820).
Distribution. Southwest England.
Classification. Superfamily Hesperoidea. Hesperiidae.
Illustrations. • Hylephila phileus (Fiery Skipper, adventive): Stephens (1828), as Pamphilus bucephalus.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2008 onwards. British insects: butterflies. Version: 29th December 2011. http://delta-intkey.com’.
