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Family Hesperiidae - Skippers

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Class Insecta - Insects

Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths

Superfamily Hesperioidea - Skippers

Family Hesperiidae - Skippers

Subfamily Eudaminae - Dicot Skippers
Subfamily Hesperiinae - Grass Skippers
Subfamily Heteropterinae - Intermediate Skippers
Subfamily Megathyminae - Giant Skippers
Subfamily Pyrginae - Spread-wing Skippers
Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae - Firetips

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