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THYMELICUS LINEOLA
| English name: | UK: Essex Skipper. US: European Skippering. |
| Norwegian name: | Timoteismyger. |
| Auctor: | (Ochsenheimer, [1808]) |
| Original description: | as Papilio lineola in Schmett. Eur. I(2) : 230. |
| Syn.: | virgula (Hübner, [1813]) |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Germany. |
| Worldwide distribution: | Morocco, Algeria, Europe and temperate belt of Asia to the Russian Pacific |
| coast. Introduced to Ontario around 1910 and now inhabits the eastern part | |
| of Canada and USA. A second introduction was made to British Columbia in 1960. | |
| With the speed of spreading continuing, T. lineola will occupy Alaska and | |
| the Rocky Mountains in 30 or 40 years (ref. Scott, 1986). | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | T.l.lineola. |
| Worldwide subspecies: | T.l.lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808) - Most of its range. |
| T.l.melissus Zerny, 1932 [= melinus Ellison, 1939 (lapsus calami)] - Bscherré Cedars (Lebanon) | |
| T.l.fornax Hemming, 1934 - Jordan. | |
| T.l.kushana Wyatt, 1961 - Northern Afghanistan. |
T. lineola lineola | |
| Auctor: | (Ochsenheimer, [1808]) |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Original description: | as Hesperia lineola in Die Schmetterling von Europa, 1(2):230 |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Germany. |
| Distribution in Norway: | South-east Norway. |
| Notes: | T. lineola was recorded from South-east Norway before 1875. It was |
| again recorded around 1980, probably re-introduced with its larval host plant, | |
| cat's tail grass (Phleum pratense). Today T. lineola is known from | |
| BØ:Drammen and northwards to Sigdal valley. It is still spreading both | |
| northwards and southwards. In 2003 it was found in OS: Gran. | |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | lineola = "small line" (Latin) |
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THYMELICUS LINEOLA LINEOLA |
| Specimen | EIS | Region | Kommune | Coll. date | Remarks |
| 1 | 28 | BØ | Drammen | 16-AUG-1998 | m |
| 2 | 28 | BØ | Drammen | 16-AUG-1988 | f |
| 3 | 28 | BØ | Øvre Eiker | 10-JUL-1988 | m (ventral view) |
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