Where does the Small Skipper live?
Thymelicus sylvestris has 724,302 records in 53 countries and territories, from 1830 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 724,302 records
- 53 places
- 170 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraHesperiidaeThymelicus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 566,168 | |
| Switzerland | 61,342 | |
| France | 39,099 | |
| Germany | 11,461 | |
| Netherlands | 10,437 | |
| Spain | 9,982 | |
| Denmark | 5,728 | |
| Austria | 3,205 | |
| Luxembourg | 3,015 | |
| Poland | 2,407 | |
| Belgium | 2,328 | |
| Italy | 1,101 | |
| Serbia | 1,097 | |
| Portugal | 1,043 | |
| Estonia | 869 | |
| Türkiye | 819 | |
| Lithuania | 752 | |
| Russia | 540 | |
| Greece | 532 | |
| Israel | 432 | |
| Czechia | 282 | |
| Hungary | 276 | |
| Ukraine | 215 | |
| Romania | 213 | |
| Bulgaria | 208 | |
| Slovenia | 113 | |
| Andorra | 88 | |
| Ireland | 88 | |
| North Macedonia | 81 | |
| Croatia | 74 | |
| Liechtenstein | 64 | |
| Morocco | 31 | |
| Belarus | 29 | |
| Palestine | 29 | |
| Slovakia | 25 | |
| Armenia | 22 | |
| Albania | 15 | |
| Latvia | 15 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 11 | |
| Iraq | 10 |
Showing the top 40 of 53 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Hesperiidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.