Thymelicus

Thymelicus Hübner, [1819]

Thymelicus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (8): 113; TS: Papilio acteon Rottemburg
Adopoea Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 81; TS: Papilio linea Denis & Schiffermüller
Thymelinus [= Thymelicus] Stephens, 1835; Ill. Br. Ent. (Haustellata) 4 (3): 405 (missp.)
Pelion Kirby, 1858; List. Brit. Rhop.: [3]; TS: Papilio linea Denis & Schiffermüller

Adopaea; [NHM-BMW]
Adopaea[sic, Adopoea]; Scudder, 1875, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. 10 (2): 103; McDunnough, 1938
Adopoea; [NHM-BMW]
Pelion; [NHM-BMW]
Thymelicus; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Thymelicus (Hesperiinae); Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [RFEL]
Thymelinus; [NHM-BMW]
Thymeticus; [NHM-BMW]
Thymeticus[sic, Thymelicus]; Edwards, 1871

Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)

Canary Islands, NAF, SEU, CEU, Lebanon, Asia Minor. See [maps] Fläckig tåtelsmygare Dorada oscura Karłątek akteon Lullworth Skipper

Papilio acteon Rottemburg, 1775; Der Naturforscher 6: 30; TL: Germany
Thymelicus acteon ragusai Verity, 1919; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 31: 28

Thymelicus acteon heydeni; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus acteon; [H&R], 333; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 33; [BRU], 127; [BMAT]; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]
Thymelicus heydeni ragusai; Koçak, 1980, Nota lepid. 2 (4): 143

T. a. acteon

Thymelicus acteon acteon; [H&R], 333

T. a. christi Rebel, 1894 Canary Is.

Thymelicus christi Rebel, 1894; Ann. Mus. Wien 9: 41, pl. 1, f. 2; TL: Canary Is.

Thymelicus acteon christi; [H&R], 334; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus christi; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

T. a. orana Evans, 1949 Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

Thymelicus acteon orana Evans, 1949; Cat. Hesp. Europe Asia Australia Brit. Mus.: 345; TL: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Thymelicus acteon maurus Picard, 1950; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 28: 126; TL: Casablanca (Morocco)

Thymelicus acteon orana; [BMAT]: 96, pl. 31, f. 30-34; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus acteon oranus; [H&R], 334

Thymelicus hamza (Oberthür, 1876)

N.Africa. See [maps] Moroccan Small Skipper

Hesperia hamza Oberthür, 1876; Étud. d'Ent. 1: 28, pl. 3, f. 2a-c; TL: Province of Oran (Algeria)

Thymelicus hamza; [H&R], 334; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 33 (text); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

T. h. hamza Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

Thymelicus hamza hamza; [BMAT]: 96, pl. 31, f. 35-40

T. h. novissima Turati, 1921² Cyrenaica

Thymelicus hamza novissima; [BMAT]: 97 (note); [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808

EU, NAF, C.Asia, Amurland, introduced (Minnesota, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Maryland, Illinois, N.Washington). See [maps] Dorada linea corta Tåtelsmygare European Skipperling Essex Skipper Karłątek ryska Lauhahiipijä European Skipper

Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808; Schmett. Europa 1 (2): 230; TL: Germany
virgula Hübner, [1813]
ludoviciae Mabille, 1883
Thymelicus lineola ab. pallida Tutt, 1896; Brit. Butts: 136

Adopaea lineola; [SPRK]
Thymelicus lineola; [H&R], 335; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 34 (text); [BRU], 126; [NACL], #4012; [NAB], 783; [BOC], 68; [Opler]; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 62; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA] ; [SVF]

450x462 (~40Kb) upperside Bois de Caurel, Brittany, France 11/07/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	450x321 (~32Kb) underside Bois de Caurel, Brittany, France 11/07/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	500x492 (~28Kb) upperside Finland, Tampere, Peltolammi, 6820:326, 1996?, Photo © Tero Piirainen
500x558 (~42Kb) underside Finland, Tampere, Peltolammi, 6820:326, 1996?, Photo © Tero Piirainen	604x524 (~80Kb) ♀ Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 30.7.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov	identification uncertain 900x1160 (~145Kb) upperside Russia, Udmurtia, Izhevsk (parklike areas along shore of "Izhevsky Prud"), 5.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela
600x529 (~109Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 30.7.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov Thymelicus sylvestris?	974x788 (~64Kb) upperside Novosibirsk Academy Town [Akademgorodok], West Siberia, Russia. July 1999, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

T. l. lineola

Thymelicus lineola lineola; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [P&N23]; [BOA]

T. l. semicolon Staudinger, 1892 Morocco, Algeria

Thymelicus lineola var. semicolon Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2): 282; TL: Lambessa (Algeria)
Thymelicus lineola ifranensis Picard, 1950; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 28: 128; TL: Ifrane (Morocco)

Thymelicus lineola semicolon; [BMAT]: 97, pl. 31, f. 46-49; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

T. l. kushana Wyatt, 1961 Afghanistan

Thymelicus lineola kushana Wyatt, 1961; J. Lep. Soc. 15 (1): 18; TL: Shiva Mts., N. Badakhshan, 8500, Afghanistan

Thymelicus lineola kushana; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Morocco, EU, Asia Minor, Iran. See [maps] Karłątek leśny La Bande Noire Stor Tåtelsmygare Dorada linea larga Ockergelber Braundickkopffalter Small Skipper

Papilio sylvestris Poda, 1761; Ins. Mus. Graecensis: 79; TL: Graz, Austria
Papilio flava Brünnich, 1763
Papilio flava Pontoppidan, 1763; Pontoppidan's Atlas: 685
- = ; [H&R], 335
Hesperia thaumas Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Mag. 2: 62
- = ; [H&R], 335
Papilio linea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 160

Papilio flavus; Müller, 1776, Zool. Dan. Prod.: 115
Thymelicus sylvestris claricantes; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus sylvestris nigricantes; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus sylvestris obscura; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus sylvestris; [H&R], 335; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 34; [BRU], 127; [BMAT]; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]
Thymelicus thaumas; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 509

400x329 (~32Kb) upperside Bernwood Forest, Oxfordshire, UK 24/06/91, Photo © Simon Coombes

785x500 (~90Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area, 15.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

791x636 (~93Kb) ♀ Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 21.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

T. s. iberica (Tutt, 1905) Morocco, Algeria

Adopaea flavus ab. iberica Tutt, 1905; Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 8: 107; TL: Spain, France

Thymelicus sylvestris iberica; [BMAT]: 97, pl. 31, f. 41-45; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

T. s. syriaca Greece, Middle East

Thymelicus sylvestris syriaca; [BMAT]: 97 (note); [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer, 1861)

Greece, Asia Minor, Iran, Israel. See [maps]

Hesperia hyrax Lederer, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5: 149, pl. 1, f. 6; TL: "Antiochia", Turkey
pfeifferi Bytinsky-Salz & Brandt, 1937

Thymelicus hyrax; [BRU], 128; [Otakar Kudrna]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

Thymelicus alaica (Filipjev, 1931)

Ghissar, Alai, Darvaz, W.Pamirs, Tian-Shan. See [maps]

alaica Filipjev, 1931; in Abh., Pamir-Exped. Leningrad, 8: 149, f. 1; TL: W.Ghissar and Alai

Thymelicus alaica; [BRU], 128
Thymelicus alaicus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12
Thymelicus hamza alaica; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Thymelicus novus (Reverdin, 1916)

Thymelicus hamza nova; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Thymelicus nova; ; [LEPIFORUM]
Thymelicus novus; [iNaturalist]

Thymelicus stigma Staudinger, 1886

Ghissar. See [maps]

Thymelicus (Hesperia) stigma Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (7-9): 252; TL: Samarkand

Thymelicus stigma; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 509; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 34 (text); [BRU], 128; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Thymelicus leonina (Butler, 1878)

S.China, Amur, Ussuri, Japan. See [maps]

leonina (Butler, 1878) (Hesperia); Cist. Ent. 2 (19): 286; TL: Japan

Thymelicus leonina; [BOW]: pl. 208, f. 41 (text); [BRU], 129; [RFEL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Thymelicus leoninus leoninus; [iNaturalist]
Thymelicus leoninus; [MRS], 735; Kudrna, 1974, Atalanta 5: 117; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12 (?); [iNaturalist]

T. l. hamadakohi Fujioka, 1993

Thymelicus leoninus hamadakohi; [iNaturalist]

T. l. tatsius Evans

Thymelicus leonina tatsia; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus leoninus tatsius; [MRS], 735

Thymelicus sylvatica (Bremer, 1861)

Amur, Ussuri, SW.China, Korea, Japan. See [maps]

sylvatica (Bremer, 1861) (Adopaea); Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 3: 557; TL: Ussuri

Thymelicus sylvatica tenebrosa; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus sylvatica; [BOW]: pl. 208, f. 41; [BRU], 128; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Thymelicus sylvaticus; [MRS], 735; Kudrna, 1974, Atalanta 5: 117; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 12; [RFEL]; [iNaturalist]

1047x1074 (~340Kb) underside Russia, Khabarovskiy Kray, Khabarovsk southern env., Bychikha village. 7th July 2014, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

T. s. astigmatus (Leech)

Thymelicus sylvatica astigmata; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus sylvaticus astigmatus; [MRS], 735

T. s. teneprosus (Leech)

Thymelicus sylvaticus teneprosus; [MRS], 735

T. s. occidentalis (Leech)

Thymelicus sylvatica occidentalis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Thymelicus sylvaticus occidentalis; [MRS], 735

Thymelicus nervulata (Mabille, 1876)

W.China. See [maps]

Pamphila ? nervulata Mabille, 1876; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 6: lvi; TL: Tibet, Mou-Pin

Thymelicus nervulata; [BOW]: pl. 208, f. 41 (text)
Thymelicus sylvatica nervulata; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

Adopaea[sic] thaumas ab. alba Schnaider, 1950; Polskie Pismo. Ent. 19 (3-4): 243

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[BIOMAP]
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Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
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[EVERSMANNIA]
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[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
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[Heiner Ziegler]
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[JLS]
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[LEPIFORUM]
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[SVF]
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[Simon Coombes]
1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk
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[maps]
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[²] This may require parentheses or not (original genus not verified)

Some related literature:

Billberg, 1820
Enumeratio Insectorum Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb. : 1-138
Butler, 1878
On some Butterflies recently sent home from Japan by Mr. Montagne Fenton Cist. Ent. 2 (19) : 281-286
[MRS]; Chou, 1994
Monografia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium 1-2 Mon. Rhop. Sinesium : 1-854
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend : 1-322, pl. 1a-b
Evans, 1949
A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum Cat. Hesp. Europe Asia Australia Brit. Mus. : 1-502, pl. 1-53
Filipjev, 1931
Lepidoptera in Abh., Pamir-Exped. Leningrad, 8 : 143-174
Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
Le Pamir et sa faune lépidoptérologique in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 1-576, pl. A,1-21
[H&R]; Higgins & Riley, 1970
A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Koçak, 1980
On the nomenclature of some genus- and species-group names of Lepidoptera Nota lepid. 2 (4) : 139-146
Korb & Bolshakov, 2011
[A catalogue of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilioformes) of the former USSR. Second edition, reformatted and updated] (in Russian) Eversmannia Suppl. 2 : 1-123
Kudrna, 1974
An annotated List of Japanese Butterflies Atalanta 5 : 92-120
Lederer, 1861
Über Alb. Kindermanns letzte lepidopterologische Ausbeute Wien. ent. Monats. 5 : 144-155
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1876
[Hespérides] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 6 : ix-xi,[9-11], : xxv-xxvii,[25-27], : liv-lvii,[54-57], : clii-cliii,[152-153], : cxcvii-ccii
Oberthür, 1876
Sur la Faune des Lépidoptères de l'Algerie Étud. d'Ent. 1 : 1-74, pl. 1-4
Ochsenheimer, 1808
Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. Erster Theil, Zweyte Abtheilung. Falter, oder Tagschmetterlinge Schmett. Europa 1 (2) : 1-240
Poda, 1761
Insecta Musei Graecensis, quae in ordines, genera et species juxta Systema Naturae Caroli Linnaei digessit Ins. Mus. Graecensis: 8+127, 2pls
[NAB]; Pyle, 1981
Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society
[BOC]; Pyle, 2002
The Butterflies of Cascadia
Rebel in Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894
Zur Lepidopterenfauna der Canaren Ann. Mus. Wien 9 : 1-96, pl. 1
Rottemburg, 1775
Unmertungen zu den Hufnagelifchen Tabellen der Schmetterlinge Der Naturforscher 6 : 1-34
Schnaider, 1950
Nowe i rzadsze formy motyli - Formes de lépidoptères nouvelles ou plus rares Polskie Pismo. Ent. 19 (3-4) : 237-255
Scudder, 1875
Historical Sketch of the Generic Names proposed for Butterflies: A Contribution to Systematic Nomenclature Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. 10 (2) : 91-293
[SPRK]; Seppänen, 1970
Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit Animalia Fennica 14
Staudinger, 1886
Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 193-215, (7-9): 225-256
Staudinger, 1892
Lepidopteren aus Tunis Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 277-300
Stephens, 1835
Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions; with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, as far as practicable Ill. Br. Ent. (Haustellata) 4 (1): pl. 33-41 (1831), (2): 1-352 (1834), (3): 353-433 (1835)
[BMAT]; Tennent, 1996
The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia : 1-217
Tutt, 1896
British Butterflies, being a popular hand-book for young stutends and collectors Brit. Butts : 1-476
Tutt, 1905
A natural history of the British Lepidoptera. A text-book for students and collectors Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 8 : 1-479, pl. 1-20
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Verity, 1919
Seasonal polymorphism and races of some European Grypocera and Rhopalocera Ent. Rec. J. Var. 31 : 26-31,43-48,87-89,121-129,178-184,193-201
Wyatt, 1961
Additions to the Rhopalocera of Afghanistan with descriptions of new species and subspecies J. Lep. Soc. 15 (1) : 1-18, pl. 1-3
Yakovlev, 2012
Checklist of Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of the Mongolian Altai Mountains, including descriptions of new taxa Nota lepid. 35 (1) : 51-96

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