Butterfly or moth
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris · Hesperiidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records706,498in 22 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom568,370 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Small Skipper in brief
The small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) is a butterfly or moth of the Hesperiidae family.
Across the 22 countries we cover it has 706,498 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in February and November.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom568,370 records · best Jul, Aug
Switzerland64,654 records · best Jul, Jun
France39,020 records · best Jul, Jun
Germany11,879 records · best Jul, Jun
Spain10,164 records · best Jun, Jul
Luxembourg3,021 records · best Jul, Jun
Poland2,493 records · best Jul, Jun
Belgium2,269 records · best Jul, Jun
Serbia1,104 records · best Jul, Jun
Estonia909 records · best Jul, Jun
Türkiye833 records · best Jun, Jul
Greece610 records · best May, Jun
Israel432 records · best Apr, May
Czechia296 records · best Jul, Jun
Slovenia115 records · best Jul, Jun
Andorra88 records · best Jan, Jul
North Macedonia88 records · best Jun, Jul
Liechtenstein64 records · best Jul, Jun
Iraq49 records · best May, Jun
Palestine29 records · best Apr, Mar
San Marino6 records · best Aug, Jun
Jordan5 records · best Apr, May
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & moths
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