Hesperopsis
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Hesperopsis is a genus of skippers
in the family Hesperiidae.
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Hesperopsis alpheus (Edwards, 1876)
- Hesperopsis gracielae (MacNeill, 1970)
- Hesperopsis libyaHesperopsis libyaThe Mojave Sootywing, Mohave Sootywing, Great Basin Sootywing or Lena Sooty Wing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Oregon east to Montana and south to southern California, Arizona, Baja California, and north-western Mexico.The wingspan is 22-32 mm...
(Scudder, 1878)