List of butterflies of North America (Hesperiidae)

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Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae: firetips

Subfamily Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers

Silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus Feeding 2116px.jpg
Silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus
Long-tailed skipper, Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly (Urbanus proteus) 1.JPG
Long-tailed skipper, Urbanus proteus
Golden banded-skipper, Autochton cellus Autochton cellus.jpg
Golden banded-skipper, Autochton cellus
Common checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis Common checkered skipper Mbz.JPG
Common checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis

Subfamily Heteropterinae: skipperlings

Arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon Carterocephalus palaemon-03 (xndr).jpg
Arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon

Subfamily Hesperiinae: grass skippers

European skipper, Thymelicus lineola Thymelicus spp -xndr).jpg
European skipper, Thymelicus lineola
Dakota skipper, Hesperia dacotae Hesperia dacotae 2.jpg
Dakota skipper, Hesperia dacotae
Zabulon skipper, Poanes zabulon Male Zabulon Skipper.jpg
Zabulon skipper, Poanes zabulon
Lace-winged roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes aesculapius Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aesculapius.jpg
Lace-winged roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes aesculapius

Subfamily Megathyminae: giant-skippers

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Skipper (butterfly) Family of butterflies commonly called skippers

Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. 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.

Eudaminae Subfamily of butterflies

The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies. Their original type genus Eudamus is today a junior synonym of Urbanus. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North America and the puzzling Lobocla occurring in East Asia.

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