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Lulworth|ˈlʌlwəθ| The name of Lulworth Cove, Dorset, used attrib. in Lulworth skipper to designate a butterfly, Thymelicus acteon, of the family Hesperiidæ (cf. skipper n.1 2 c), first found there in 1833 by J. C. Dale.
1833J. Curtis Brit. Entomol. X. 442 (heading) The Lulworth Skipper. 1894W. Furneaux Butterflies & Moths 199 The Lulworth Skipper..is a very local species. 1945E. B. Ford Butterflies vii. 149 In England the Lulworth Skipper only flies within a mile or two of the sea. 1973T. G. Howarth South's Brit. Butterflies 27 The Lulworth Skipper... The coloration of this butterfly is somewhat dingy. |