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Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed the superfamily Papilionoidea (the butterflies). [1] They are named for their quick, darting flight habits.
With over 2,000 described species, this is the largest skipper butterfly subfamily and occurs worldwide except in New Zealand. [6] About 50 percent of grass skippers live in the Neotropics . [ 7 ] 137 species are native to North America.
Ochlodes sylvanoides, the woodland skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia south to southern California , east to Montana , Colorado and Arizona .
Epargyreus clarus, the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. [2] E. clarus occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada throughout most of the United States to northern Mexico, but is absent in the Great Basin and western Texas.
The fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Reaching approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length, male fiery skippers are orange or yellow while the females are dark brown. Small brown spots may be observed on both the hindwing and forewing of both sexes although to a varying degree.
Burnsius oileus, the tropical checkered skipper, is a species of skipper (family Hesperiidae). It is found in the United States (Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas), south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. [2] It was transferred to genus Burnsius in 2019, and was previously known as Pyrgus ...
Polites peckius, the Peck's skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges across Canada from British Columbia , as far north as Cartwright, Labrador ; Moar Lake, Ontario; Leaf Rapids, Manitoba ; and the Hay River area in Alberta .
Phocides pigmalion, the mangrove skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from coast to coast in peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys , south through the West Indies and Mexico to Argentina.