Species 65 - Essex Skipper

Yesterday I reported that I'd seen a Small Skipper, but didn't get a photo. Today I did and it looks as though rather than Small Skipper it's an Essex - based on the black antenna tips anyway. A pretty good garden record I think. That's my 8th species of butterfly, with some expected species still to come.

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
























Scores (how the 65 species so far break down by group)

Bees - 6
Moths - 4
Amphibians - 1
Plants - 11
OtherFlies - 3
Hoverflies - 10
Molluscs - 1
Beetles - 11
Spiders -1
Centipedes - 1
Wasps - 1
Butterflies - 8
Dragonflies - 1
Birds - 4
True bugs - 1

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