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Hesperiidae

Dingy Skipper

About 2cm across. Very hard to follow but well worth it as they are not that common.

There is also a Dingy Skipper in one of the Nymphalidae -> Marsh Fritillary photos.

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25th May 2006 - Same Butterfly (Left) Sharpenhoe Clappers		25th May 2006 Ivinghoe Beacon	2nd June 2006 - Same Butterfly Tugley Wood

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21st April 2007 Ivinghoe Beacon	28th April 2007 Ivinghoe Beacon	28th April 2007 - Same butterflies (Mating Pair) Ivinghoe Beacon

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31st May 2008 Seven Barrows	2nd May 2008 Oaken Wood	14th May 2010 Ivinghoe Beacon	24th April 2011 Ivinghoe Beacon

Essex Skipper

About 1cm long. These look just like Small Skippers, except for their antennae tips which are a darker glossy black colour and sometimes there are additional veins on the forewings and the rear end sometimes looks less well defined.

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11th July 2003 Stockley Park	6th July 2004 Stockley Park	7th July 2005 - Female. Barnhill	7th July 2005 - Female. Barnhill	28th June 2007 - Same Butterfly (Female). Park Wood

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1st July 2007 - Female. Horsenden Hill	9th July 2007 - Male. Horsenden Hill	14th July 2007 - Female. Sharpenhoe Clappers	14th July 2007 Sharpenhoe Clappers	5th August 2007 Blakeney	20th July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Male). Horsenden Hill

Grizzled Skipper

About 2cm across. Very hard to follow but well worth it as they are not that common.

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10th May 2006 Bison Hill	14th May 2006 Aldbury Nowers	2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood	2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood	2nd June 2006 Tugley Wood	28th April 2007 Ivinghoe Beacon

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3rd May 2008 - Same Butterfly. Bison Hill					24th April 2009 Bison Hill

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2nd May 2008 Oaken Wood	9th May 2009 - Same Butterfly. Denbies Hillside		14th May 2010 Bison Hill	14th May 2010 Bison Hill	14th May 2010 Bison Hill	3rd June 2010 Park Corner Heath

Large Skipper

About 2cm long.

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11th June 2004 - Same Butterfly (Male). Stockley Park		13th June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park	17th June 2004 - Female. Stockley Park	18th June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park	21st June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park

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22nd June 2004 - Same Butterfly (Female). Stockley Park		22nd June 2004 - Male. Stockley Park	7th July 2005 - Male. Barnhill	7th July 2005 - Female. Barnhill	27th June 2006 - Male on right. Barnhill

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8th June 2007 - Male. Park Wood	8th June 2007 - Male. Barnhill	17th June 2007 - Female. Glapthorn Cow Pasture	17th June 2007 - Male. Glapthorn Cow Pasture	27th July 2007 Chobham Common	27th July 2007 Chobham Common	27th July 2007 Chobham Common

Lulworth Skipper

About 1cm long. Unique to the Lulworth area. They are similar to Small Skippers but a bit darker and a distinctive pattern on the wings. Unlike Small Skippers this one is a rare one.

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13th July 2009 Durdle Door	13th July 2009 Durdle Door	13th July 2009 Durdle Door	13th July 2009 - Same Butterfly. Durdle Door		13th July 2009 Durdle Door

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13th July 2009 - Same Butterfly. Lulworth Cove		13th July 2009 Lulworth Cove

Small Skipper

About 1cm long. These look just like Essex Skippers, except for their antennae tips which are a lighter brown colour.

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11th July 2003 - Same Butterfly (Female). Stockley Park		22nd June 2004 Stockley Park	6th July 2004 Stockley Park	28th June 2005 Gunnersbury Triangle	7th July 2005 Barnhill

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7th July 2005 - Male Barnhill	28th June 2006 - Male Park Wood	12th June 2007 - Male Park Wood	1st July 2007 Horsenden Hill	1st July 2007 Horsenden Hill	19th July 2007 Horsenden Hill

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19th June 2008 - Male Horsenden Hill	5th July 2008 - Male Sharpenhoe Clappers	13th July 2009 - Male Durdle Door

Silver Spotted Skipper

Just slightly larger than a Small Skipper and similarly shaped. These are distinguished by the set of silver spots on the underwing, and different patterns on the top wing. Like Large, Small and Essex Skippers, the male has a darker black line towards the front of the top wing, as well as a slightly different pattern.

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4th August 2007 - Same Butterfly (Male) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant		4th August 2007 - Same Courting Pair (Female Left, Male Right) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant			4th August 2007 - Female Bald Hill, Aston Rowant

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10th August 2008 - Same Butterfly (Female) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant				10th August 2008 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant	10th August 2008 - Courting Pair (Female Top, Male Bottom) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant

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10th August 2008 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant	31st July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Female) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant			31st July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Female, 1-2 of 7) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant

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31st July 2009 - Same Butterfly (Female, 3-7 of 7) Bald Hill, Aston Rowant					31st July 2009 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant

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6th August 2011 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant	6th August 2011 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant	6th August 2011 - Male Bald Hill, Aston Rowant	6th August 2011 Bald Hill, Aston Rowant