Hesperia, the branded skippers, is a Holarctic genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. Most species are endemic to North America, Hesperia comma is widespread throughout the region. H. florinda is endemic to temperate eastern Asia. H. nabokovi is endemic to Hispaniola.
Ochlodes is a Holarctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is placed in the tribe Hesperiini.
Erynnis is a genus in the skippers butterfly family Hesperiidae, known as the duskywings. Erynnis is found in the Neotropical realm and across the Palearctic, but the highest species diversity is in the Nearctic. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1801.
Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges. The genus was erected by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1872.
Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the phallus attached medially to the juxta, as well as genetic analyses.
The giant skippers (Megathymini) are a tribe of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Atrytonopsis is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Codatractus is a Neotropical and Nearctic genus in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Nastra is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Oarisma is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae.
Piruna is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
The Carcharodini are a tribe in the skipper butterfly subfamily Pyrginae. They are a very diverse but quite plesiomorphic and inconspicuous group distributed throughout the tropics.
Agathymus aryxna, the Arizona giant skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. Its range includes Central and North America.
Agathymus baueri, or Bauer's giant-skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America.
Agathymus alliae, the Mojave giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America.
Agathymus mariae, the lechuguilla giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. Other common names include Mary's giant skipper and five-spot skipper. It was first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924 and it is found in Central and North America.
Agathymus evansi, the huachuca giant-skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Agathymus polingi, or Poling's giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Agathymus stephensi, the California giant skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
