Lulworth skipper
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![Two butterflies side-by-side. The left (female) is dark brown, with lighter circles on the top wings. The right (male) is darker, and the circles are less visible](/Images/godic/202501/25/LulworthM&F1825.png")
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The Lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. Its name is derived from Lulworth Cove in the county of Dorset, England, where the first specimens in Great Britain were collected in 1832 by English naturalist James Charles Dale.