Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the butterflies. They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections. Moreover, skippers mostly have an absence of wing-coupling structure available in most moths. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Pyrgus is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera Burnsius and Carterocephalus. They occur in the Holarctic with an additional group of species extending to the Neotropic.
The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae.
Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Piruna is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
The crystal skipper is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae that is found only along a 30-mile (50 km) stretch of barrier islands in North Carolina. The skipper was first discovered in 1978 and the paper describing it as a full species was published in 2015.
Atrytonopsis loammi, the Loammi skipper or southern dusted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States on barrier islands in North Carolina and from South Carolina to Florida and Mississippi.
Atrytonopsis pittacus, the white-barred skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1882 and is found in Central and North America.
Atrytonopsis deva, the deva skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Atrytonopsis edwardsi, the sheep skipper, is a grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1916. It is found in Central and North America.
Atrytonopsis python, known generally as the python skipper or annual sea-blite, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America.
Atrytonopsis vierecki, or Viereck's skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America.
Atrytonopsis cestus, the cestus skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae.
Atrytonopsis lunus, the moon-marked skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cogia caicus, known generally as the gold-costa skipper or caicus skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae.
Burnsius is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019.
Chirgus is a genus of checkered-skippers, white-skippers, and allies in the butterfly family Hesperiidae, found in the New World. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. There are about six described species in Chirgus.
