Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon

ab. clara Tutt 1906

More golden brown than the normal typical form, with the pale markings blending more markedly with the ground colour

ab. distincta Tutt 1906

With distinct pale markings on all wings. The typical only has the markings on the forewings.

ab. obsoleta  Tutt 1906

With the usual pale markings on the forewings absent, and the hindwings typical.

ab. alba Bolton 1951

Female with the upperside of both fore and hindwings having a black ground colour instead of the normal golden-olive.

The basal halves have a thin coating of pale straw coloured scales. The crescentic band of linear markings on the forewing is pure white, the fringes greyish-yellow. The over-all effect being black and white. The underside is a pale yellow.

ab. alba Bolton 1951

Female with the upperside of both fore and hindwings having a black ground colour instead of the normal golden-olive.

The basal halves have a thin coating of pale straw coloured scales. The crescentic band of linear markings on the forewing is pure white, the fringes greyish-yellow. The over-all effect being black and white. The underside is a pale yellow.