List of butterflies of Europe (Hesperiidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Hesperiidae , or the "skippers", which are found in Europe . It is a part of the list of the butterflies of Europe.

Subfamily Hesperiinae

• Zeller's skipper, Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Mediterranean skipper, Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804)
• Silver-spotted skipper, Hesperia comma ( Linnaeus, 1758)
• Large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus ( Esper, 1777)
• White branded swift, Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
• Lulworth skipper, Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Thymelicus christi Rebel, 1894 uncertain taxonomic status
• Levantine skipper, Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer, 1861)
• Essex skipper, Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
• Small skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Subfamily Heteropterinae

• Chequered skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
• Northern chequered skipper, Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829
• Large chequered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)

Subfamily Pyrginae

• Mallow skipper, Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
• Southern marbled skipper, Carcharodus baeticus (Rambur, 1839)
• Tufted skipper, Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)
• Marbled skipper, Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783)
• Oriental skipper, Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913
• Stauder's skipper, Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913
• False mallow skipper, Carcharodus tripolina (Vérity, 1925)
• Inky skipper, Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1834)
• Dingy skipper, Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Spinose skipper, Muschampia cribrellum (Eversmann, 1841)
• Sage skipper, Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
• Tessellated skipper, Muschampia tessellum (Hübner, 1803)
• Large grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803)
• Alpine grizzled skipper, Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853)
• Oberthür's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910)
• Foulquier's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910)
• Dusky grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839)
• Carline skipper, Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur, 1839)
• Safflower skipper, Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813)
• Alpine checkered skipper, Pyrgus centaureae (Rambur, 1839)
• Sandy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839)
• Cinquefoil skipper, Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839)
• Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Southern grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
• Rosy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1839)
• Olive skipper, Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839)
• Yellow-banded skipper, Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784)
• Warren's skipper, Pyrgus warrenensis (Vérity, 1928)
• Hungarian skipper, Spialia orbifer (Hübner, 1823)
• Persian skipper, Spialia phlomidis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)
• Spialia rosae Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dinca, Vicente & Vila, 2016
• Red underwing skipper, Spialia sertorius (Hoffmansegg, 1804)
• Spialia therapne (Rambur, 1832)

References

• Higgins, L.G. & Riley, N.D. (1970). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN   9780002120289
• Higgins, L.G., (1975). The Classification of European Butterflies. London, Collins, 320 pp. ISBN   9780002196246
• Kudrna O., Ed. Butterflies of Europe. Aula Verlag, Wiesbaden 8 volumes
• Tshikolovets, V.V. Butterflies of Europe and Mediterranean Area. Tshikolovets, Kiev ISBN   9788090490000