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Thymelicus lineola - male

Thymelicus lineola - female



 

 

Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Status: Very rare stray
Flight Period(s): One mid-summer flight primarily in July
Range: Northeastern United States north to southern Quebec and Ontario, south to Virginia and west to Wisconsin and western Iowa. There is one record in Nebraska from Polk county.
Larval Hostplant(s): Grasses are recorded, especially timothy grass (Phleum pratense)
Overwinter: As eggs
Commentary/Habitat: The only record for Nebraska comes from a specimen in the Smithsonian collection.
Similar Species: None