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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea)

Superfamily Hesperioidea - Skippers

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
Superfamily Hesperioidea - Skippers

Family Hesperiidae - Skippers
Subfamily Eudaminae - Dicot Skippers
Genus Achalarus
Species casica - Desert Cloudywing
Species lyciades - Hoary Edge
Species toxeus - Coyote Cloudywing
Genus Aguna
Species claxon - Emerald Aguna
Species metophis - Tailed Aguna
Genus Astraptes - Flashers
Species anaphus - Yellow-tipped Flasher
Species fulgerator - Two-barred Flasher
Genus Autochton
Species cellus - Golden-banded Skipper
Species cincta - Chisos Banded Skipper
Genus Cabares
Species potrillo - Potrillo Skipper
Genus Chioides
Species albofasciatus - White-striped Longtail
Species zilpa - Zilpa Longtail
Genus Codatractus
Species mysie - Valeriana Skipper
Species arizonensis - Arizona Skipper
Genus Cogia
Species hippalus - Acacia Skipper
Species caicus - Gold-costa Skipper
Species calchas - Mimosa Skipper
Genus Epargyreus
Species clarus - Silver-spotted Skipper
Genus Phocides
Species palemon - Guava Skipper
Species pigmalion - Mangrove Skipper
Genus Polygonus
Species leo - Hammock Skipper
Genus Spathilepia
Species clonius - Falcate Skipper
Genus Thessia
Species jalapus - Jalapus Cloudywing
Genus Thorybes - Cloudywings
Species bathyllus - Southern Cloudywing
Species confusis - Confused Cloudywing
Species drusius - Drusius Cloudywing
Species mexicanus - Mexican Cloudywing
Species pylades - Northern Cloudywing
Genus Urbanus
Species dorantes - Dorantes Longtail
Species procne - Brown Longtail
Species proteus - Long-tailed Skipper
Genus Zestusa
Species dorus - Short-tailed Skipper
Subfamily Hesperiinae - Grass Skippers
Genus Amblyscirtes
Species aenus - Bronze Roadside-Skipper
Species aesculapius - Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Species alternata - Dusky Roadside Skipper - Hodges#4108
Species belli - Amblyscirtes belli
Species carolina - Carolina Roadside-Skipper
Species cassus - Cassus Roadside Skipper
Species celia - Celia's Roadside-Skipper
Species elissa - Elissa Roadside-Skipper
Species eos - Dotted Roadside-Skipper
Species exoteria - Large Roadside-Skipper
Species fimbriata - Orange-edged Roadside-skipper
Species hegon - Pepper and Salt Skipper
Species nereus - Slaty Roadside Skipper
Species nysa - Nysa Roadside-Skipper
Species oslari - Oslar's Roadside Skipper
Species phylace - Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper
Species reversa - Reversed Roadside-Skipper
Species texanae - Texas Roadsied-Skipper
Species tolteca - Toltec Roadside-Skipper
Species vialis - Common Roadside Skipper
Genus Anatrytone
Species logan - Delaware Skipper
Genus Ancyloxypha
Species numitor - Least Skipper
Species arene - Tropical Least Skipper
Genus Asbolis
Species capucinus - Monk Skipper
Genus Atalopedes
Species campestris - Sachem - Hodges#4049
Genus Atrytone
Species arogos - Arogos Skipper
Genus Atrytonopsis
Species cestus - Cestus Skipper
Species deva - Deva Skipper
Species edwardsi - Sheep Skipper
Species hianna - Dusted Skipper
Species loammi - Loammi Skipper
Species lunus - Moon-marked Skipper
Species pittacus - White-Barred Skipper
Species python - Python Skipper
Species vierecki - Viereck's Skipper
Genus Calpodes - Brazilian skipper
Species ethlius - Brazilian Skipper
Genus Copaeodes
Species aurantiaca - Orange Skipperling
Species minima - Southern Skipperling
Genus Cymaenes
Species odilia - Fawn-spotted Skipper
Species tripunctus - Three-Spotted Skipper
Genus Decinea
Species percosius - Double-dotted Skipper
Genus Euphyes
Species arpa - Palmetto Skipper
Species berryi - Berry's Skipper
Species bimacula - Two-spotted Skipper
Species conspicua - Black Dash
Species dion - Dion Skipper
Species dukesi - Dukes's Skipper
Species pilatka - Palatka Skipper
Species vestris - Dun Skipper
Genus Hesperia - Branded Skippers
Species assiniboia - Plains Skipper
Species attalus - Dotted Skipper
Species colorado - Western Branded Skipper
Species comma - Common Branded Skipper
Species dacotae - Dakota Skipper
Species juba - Juba Skipper
Species leonardus - Leonard's Skipper
Subspecies leonardus - Leonard's Skipper
Subspecies montana - Pawnee Montane Skipper
Subspecies pawnee - Pawnee Skipper
Species lindseyi - Lindsey's Skipper
Species meskei - Meske's Skipper
Species metea - Cobweb Skipper
Species nevada - Nevada Skipper
Species ottoe - Ottoe Skipper
Species pahaska - Pahaska Skipper
Species sassacus - Indian Skipper
Species uncas - Uncas Skipper
Genus Hylephila
Species phyleus - Fiery Skipper
Genus Lerema
Species accius - Clouded Skipper
Genus Lerodea
Species dysaules - Olive-clouded Skipper
Species eufala - Eufala Skipper
Genus Monca
Species crispinus - Violet-patched Skipper
Genus Nastra
Species julia - Julia's Skipper
Species lherminier - Swarthy Skipper
Species neamathla - Neamathla Skipper
Genus Nyctelius
Species nyctelius - Violet-banded Skipper
Genus Oarisma
Species edwardsii - Edwards's Skipperling
Species garita - Garita Skipperling
Genus Ochlodes
Species agricola - Rural Skipper
Species sylvanoides - Woodland Skipper
Species yuma - Yuma Skipper
Genus Oligoria
Species maculata - Twin-spot Skipper
Genus Panoquina
Species errans - Wandering skipper
Species evansi - Evans's Skipper
Species lucas - Purple-washed Skipper
Species ocola - Ocola Skipper
Species panoquin - Salt Marsh Skipper
Species panoquinoides - Obscure Skipper
Genus Paratrytone
Species snowi - Snow's Skipper
Genus Perichares - Ruby-eyes
Species philetes - Green-backed Ruby-eye
Genus Poanes
Species aaroni - Aaron's Skipper
Species hobomok - Hobomok Skipper
Species massasoit - Mulberry Wing
Species melane - Umber Skipper
Species taxiles - Taxiles Skipper
Species viator - Broad-winged Skipper
Species yehl - Yehl Skipper
Species zabulon - Zabulon Skipper
Genus Polites
Species baracoa - Baracoa Skipper
Species carus - Carus Skipper
Species draco - Draco Skipper
Species mystic - Long Dash - Hodges#4043
Species origenes - Crossline Skipper - Hodges#4042
Species peckius - Peck's Skipper - Hodges#4036
Species sabuleti - Sandhill Skipper
Species sonora - Sonoran Skipper
Species themistocles - Tawny-edged Skipper - Hodges# 4041
Species vibex - Whirlabout - Hodges#4045
Genus Pompeius
Species verna - Little Glassywing
Genus Problema
Species bulenta - Rare skipper
Species byssus - Byssus Skipper
Genus Pseudocopaeodes
Species eunus - Alkali Skipper
Genus Quasimellana
Species eulogius - Common Mellana
Genus Stinga
Species morrisoni - Morrison's Skipper
Genus Thymelicus
Species lineola - European Skipper
Genus Wallengrenia
Species egeremet - Northern Broken-Dash
Species otho - Southern Broken-Dash
Subfamily Heteropterinae - Intermediate Skippers
Genus Piruna
Species aea - Many-spotted Skipperling
Species haferniki - Piruna haferniki
Species pirus - Russet Skipperling
Species polingii - Four-spotted Skipperling
Genus Carterocephalus
Species palaemon - Arctic Skipper
Subfamily Megathyminae - Giant Skippers
Genus Agathymus
Species alliae - Mojave Giant Skipper
Species aryxna - Arizona Giant Skipper
Species evansi - Huachuca Giant-Skipper
Species mariae - Lechuguilla Giant Skipper
Species neumoegeni - Orange Giant-Skipper
Species polingi - Poling's Giant Skipper
Species remingtoni - Coahuila Giant Skipper
Species stephensi - California Giant Skipper
Species ursus - Usus Giant Skipper
Genus Megathymus
Species streckeri - Strecker's Giant-skipper
Species yuccae - Yucca Giant-skipper
Genus Stallingsia
Subfamily Pyrginae - Spread-wing Skippers
Genus Celaenorrhinus
Species fritzgaertneri - Fritzgaertner's Flat
Genus Celotes - Streaky-Skippers
Species nessus - Common Streaky-Skipper
Genus Chiomara
Species georgina - White-patched Skipper
Genus Eantis
Species tamenund - Sickle-winged Skipper
Genus Ephyriades
Species brunneus - Florida Duskywing
Genus Erynnis - Duskywings
Species afranius - Afranius Duskywing
Species baptisiae - Wild Indigo Duskywing
Species brizo - Sleepy Duskywing
Species funeralis - Funereal Duskywing
Species horatius - Horace's Duskywing
Species icelus - Dreamy Duskywing
Species juvenalis - Juvenal's Duskywing
Species lucilius - Columbine Duskwing
Species meridianus - Meridian Duskywing
Species pacuvius - Pacuvius Duskywing
Species persius - Persius Duskywing
Species propertius - Propertius Duskywing
Species telemachus - Rocky Mountain Duskywing
Species tristis - Mournful Duskywing
Species zarucco - Zarucco Duskywing
Genus Gesta
Species invisus - False Duskywing
Genus Heliopetes - White Skippers
Species ericetorum - Northern White Skipper
Species laviana - Laviana White Skipper
Species macaira - Turk's-Cap White Skipper
Genus Heliopyrgus
Species domicella - Erichson's White-skipper
Species sublinea - East-Mexican White-Skipper
Genus Hesperopsis - Sootywings
Species alpheus - Saltbush Sootywing
Species gracielae - MacNeill's Sootywing
Species libya - Mojave Sootywing
Genus Pellicia
Species arina - Glazed Pellicia
Genus Pholisora - Sootywings
Species catullus - Common Sootywing
Genus Pyrgus - Checkered-Skippers
Species albescens - White Checkered-Skipper
Species centaureae - Grizzled Skipper
Subspecies freija - Pyrgus centaureae freija
Subspecies loki - Pyrgus centaureae loki
Subspecies wyandot - Pyrgus centaureae wyandot
Species communis - Common Checkered-Skipper
Species oileus - Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Species philetas - Desert Checkered-Skipper
Species ruralis - Two-banded Checkered Skipper
Species scriptura - Small Checkered-Skipper
Species xanthus - Mountain Checkered-Skipper
No Taxon Common or White Checkered-Skipper
Genus Systasea - Powdered-Skippers
Species pulverulenta - Texas Powdered-Skipper
Species zampa - Arizona Powdered-Skipper
Genus Staphylus - Scallopwings
Species ceos - Golden-headed Scallopwing
Species hayhurstii - Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Species mazans - Mazans Scallopwing
Genus Timochares
Species ruptifasciata - Brown-banded Skipper
Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae - Firetips
Genus Pyrrhopyge
Species araxes - Dull Firetip

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