---
title: "Geelsprietdikkopje"
description: "Thymelicus sylvestris — Insecten en spinnen. The small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/small-skipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geelsprietdikkopje

> Thymelicus sylvestris — Insecten en spinnen. The small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

- Scientific name: *Thymelicus sylvestris*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 20928
- Wikidata: [Q901535](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901535)
- iNaturalist taxon: [128544](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128544)

## Names

- en: Small Skipper
- de: Braunkolbiger Braundickkopffalter
- es: Dorada de Puntas Claras
- fr: Hespérie de la houque
- nl: Geelsprietdikkopje
- pl: Karłątek leśny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (5162), DE (1332), FR (922), ES (604), RU (550), IT (432), PL (387), DK (357), PT (319), AT (309), CZ (292), LT (227)

## Summary

The small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_skipper

## Photo

![Geelsprietdikkopje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/small-skipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Gasson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291730806

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/small-skipper?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).