Subfamily Pyrginae: Spread-wing Skippers

• Mangrove Skipper, Phocides pigmalion
  Phocides pigmalion
  The Mangrove Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from coast to coast in peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, south through the West Indies and Mexico to Argentina. Strayed can be found up to coastal South Carolina.The wingspan is 48-70 mm...
  
  
• Guava Skipper, Phocides palemon
• Beautiful Beamer, Phocides belus
• Teal Beamer, Phocides urania
• Mercurial Skipper, Proteides mercurius
• Zestos Skipper, Epargyreus zestos
• Silver-spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus
  Epargyreus clarus
  The Silver-spotted Skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America.-Description:The wingspan of an adult is 43–67 mm...
  
  
• Broken Silverdrop, Epargyreus exadeus
• Pepper-spotted Silverdrop, Epargyreus socus orizaba
• Weak-frosted Silverdrop, Epargyreus spinosa
• Hammock Skipper, Polygonus leo
• Manuel's Skipper, Polygonus manueli
• White-striped Longtail, Chioides catillus
• Zilpa Longtail, Chioides zilpa
• Golden-spotted Aguna, Aguna asander
• Emerald Aguna, Aguna claxon
• Tailed Aguna, Aguna metophis
• Mottled Longtail, Typhedanus undulatus
• Mexican Longtail, Polythrix mexicana
• Eight-spotted Longtail, Polythrix octomaculata
• Short-tailed Skipper, Zestusa dorus
• White-crescent Longtail, Codatractus alcaeus
• Arizona Skipper, Codatractus arizonensis
• Valeriana Skipper, Codatractus mysie
• Long-tailed Skipper, Urbanus proteus
• Pronus Longtail, Urbanus pronus
• Esmeralda Longtail, Urbanus esmeraldus
• Turquoise Longtail, Urbanus evona
• Cobalt Longtail, Urbanus viterboana
• Double-striped Longtail, Urbanus belli
• Dorantes Longtail, Urbanus dorantes
  Urbanus dorantes
  The Lilac-banded Longtail or Dorantes Longtail is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida. Strays can be found as far north as northern California, southern Arizona,...
  
  
• Teleus Longtail, Urbanus teleus
• Tanna Longtail, Urbanus tanna
  Urbanus tanna
  The Tanna Longtail is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Ecuador and French Guiana, north through Central America to Mexico. Rare strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas....
  
  
• Plain Longtail, Urbanus simplicius
• Brown Longtail, Urbanus procne
  Urbanus procne
  The Brown Longtail is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas. Rare strays can be found up to southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, and southern California.The wingspan is 37–48 mm...
  
  
• White-tailed Longtail, Urbanus doryssus
• Two-barred Flasher, Astraptes fulgerator
• Small-spotted Flasher, Astraptes egregius
• Frosted Flasher, Astraptes alardus
• Gilbert's Flasher, Astraptes gilberti
• Yellow-tipped Flasher, Astraptes anaphus
  Astraptes anaphus
  The Yellow-tipped Flasher or Dull Astraptes is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America to the West Indies and Mexico. Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.The wingspan is 51-64 mm...
  
  
• Golden Banded-Skipper, Autochton cellus
  Autochton cellus
  The Golden Banded-Skipper is a North and Central American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. There are two populations, one in the eastern United States and the other in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The eastern population is rare and local and uses only one host plant, Hog Peanut...
  
  
• Sonoran Banded-Skipper, Autochton pseudocellus
• Sierra Madre Banded-Skipper, Autochton siermadror
• Chisos Banded Skipper, Autochton cincta
• Spiky Banded-Skipper, Autochton neis
• Hoary Edge, Achalarus lyciades
  Achalarus lyciades
  -Description:The wingspan of the Hoary Edge is between 4.5 and 4.9 cm long. This particular butterfly is very similar in appearance to the Epargyreus clarus but is smaller and has a longer strip of diffused silver on its wing.-Distribution:...
  
  
• Desert Cloudywing, Achalarus casica
• Dark Cloudywing, Achalarus tehuanaca
• Skinner's Cloudywing, Achalarus albociliatus
• Coyote Cloudywing, Achalarus toxeus
  Achalarus toxeus
  Achalarus toxeus, commonly known as the Coyote Cloudywing or Coyote Skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Panama, north through Central America and Mexico to central Texas. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona.The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing...
  
  
• Jalapus Cloudywing, Achalarus jalapus
• Southern Cloudywing, Thorybes bathyllus
  Thorybes bathyllus
  The Southern Cloudywing , Thorybes bathyllus, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. There are two main reasons why Southern Cloudywings can be difficult to identify: one is individual variation and the other is confusing seasonal forms. In the south, where it has two broods per...
  
  
• Northern Cloudywing, Thorybes pylades
  Thorybes pylades
  The Northern Cloudywing is a species of the Hesperiidae family.-Description:The wingspan of the T. pylades is between 32 and 47 mm long. Both male and female have completely dark brown wings except for the small triangular clear spots....
  
  
• Western Cloudywing, Thorybes diversus
• Mexican Cloudywing, Thorybes mexicana
  Thorybes mexicana
  The Mexican Cloudywing, Mountain Cloudy Wing or Nevada Cloudy Wing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family...
  
  
• Confused Cloudywing, Thorybes confusis
• Drusius Cloudywing, Thorybes drusius
• Potrillo Skipper, Cabares potrillo
• Common Scarlet-eye, Nascus phocus
• Fritzgaertner's Flat, Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri
• Stallings's Flat, Celaenorrhinus stallingsi
• Falcate Skipper, Spathilepia
  Spathilepia
  Spathilepia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
  
  
• Mimosa Skipper, Cogia calchas
• Acacia Skipper, Cogia hippalus
• Outis Skipper, Cogia outis
• Gold-Costa Skipper, Cogia caicus
• Starred Skipper, Arteurotia tractipennis
• Brown Enops, Polyctor enops
• Purplish-black Skipper, Nisoniades rubescens
• Glazed Pellicia, Pellicia arina
  Pellicia arina
  The Glazed Pellicia is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Panama north through Central America to northern Mexico. Rare strays are found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas....
  
  
• Morning Glory Pellicia, Pellicia dimidiata
• White-haired Skipper, Noctuana lactifera bipuncta
• Mottled Bolla, Bolla clytius
• Rounded Bolla, Bolla imbras
• Obscure Bolla, Bolla brennus
• Mauve Bolla, Bolla eusebius
• Golden-headed Scallopwing, Staphylus ceos
• Mazans Scallopwing, Staphylus mazans
• Hayhurst's Scallopwing, Staphylus hayhurstii
  Staphylus hayhurstii
  Hayhurst's Scallopwing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Nebraska east across the southern Midwest to southern Pennsylvania and south to Florida, the Gulf states and central Texas....
  
  
• Aztec Scallopwing, Staphylus azteca
• Variegated Skipper, Gorgythion begga
• Blue-studded Skipper, Sostrata bifasciata
• Dingy Mylon, Mylon pelopidas
• Hoary Skipper, Carrhenes canescens
• Black-spotted Hoary-Skipper, Carrhenes fuscescens
• Northern Clipper, Milanion clito
• Glassy-winged Skipper, Xenophanes tryxus
• Dusted Spurwing, Antigonus erosus
• White Spurwing, Antigonus emorsus
• Red-studded Skipper, Noctuana stator
• Texas Powdered-Skipper, Systasea pulverulenta
  Systasea pulverulenta
  The Texas Powdered Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern and western Texas, south through Mexico to Guatemala.The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from February to December in southern Texas....
  
  
• Arizona Powdered-Skipper, Systasea zampa
• Sickle-winged Skipper, Achylodes thraso
• Pale Sicklewing, Achlyodes pallida
• Hermit Skipper, Grais stigmatica
• Brown-banded Skipper, Timochares ruptifasciatus
  Timochares ruptifasciatus
  The Brown-banded Skipper, Timochares ruptifasciatus, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in southern Texas, Mexico and Jamaica....
  
  
• Common Bluevent, Anastrus sempiternus
• Common Bentwing, Ebrietas anacreon
• White-patched Skipper, Chiomara asychis
  Chiomara asychis
  The White-patched Skipper or White Patch is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through tropical America to the West Indies and southern Texas. Strays can be found as far north as southern Arizona, Nevada and Kansas.The wingspan is 29-38 mm...
  
  
• White-patched Skipper, Chiomara asychis
  Chiomara asychis
  The White-patched Skipper or White Patch is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through tropical America to the West Indies and southern Texas. Strays can be found as far north as southern Arizona, Nevada and Kansas.The wingspan is 29-38 mm...
  
  
• False Duskywing, Gesta gesta
• Florida Duskywing, Erynnis brunneus
• Dreamy Duskywing, Erynnis icelus
  Erynnis icelus
  The Dreamy Duskywing or Aspen Dusky Wing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in boreal North America, from the Northwest Territories east across southern Canada to Nova Scotia, south in the western mountains to southern Arizona and southern New Mexico, south in the east to...
  
  
• Sleepy Duskywing, Erynnis brizo
  Erynnis brizo
  Common names: Banded Oak Duskywing, Sleepy Duskywing E. brizo is a species of Hesperiidae that occurs throughout North America and is commonly confused with E. juvenalis and E. lucilius.-Description:...
  
  
• Juvenal's Duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis
  Erynnis juvenalis
  The Juvenal's Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.-Appearance and Distribution:Common in eastern North American oak woods from southern Manitoba to southern Quebec and Nova Scotia southward to Texas and Florida. This dark brown skipper is larger than most eastern Duskywings...
  
  
  • "Arizona" Juvenal's Duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis clitus
• Rocky Mountain Duskywing, Erynnis telemachus
• Propertius Duskywing, Erynnis propertius
  Erynnis propertius
  The Propertius Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern British Columbia south along the Pacific Slope to Baja California Norte....
  
  
• Meridian Duskywing, Erynnis meridianus
• Scudder's Duskywing, Erynnis scudderi
• Horace's Duskywing, Erynnis horatius
  Erynnis horatius
  Horace's Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Massachusetts, west to eastern South Dakota, south through most of the eastern United States to Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas, south in the west through south-eastern Utah, Colorado, north-eastern Arizona,...
  
  
• Mournful Duskywing, Erynnis tristis
• Mottled Duskywing, Erynnis martialis
  Erynnis martialis
  Mottled Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in most of the eastern United States and in southern Ontario, Quebec, and southeastern Manitoba.The wingspan is 25–29 mm...
  
  
• Pacuvius Duskywing, Erynnis pacuvius
  Erynnis pacuvius
  Pacuvius Duskywing, Dyar's Duskywing, or Buckthorn Dusky Wing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in most of the western United States and in southern British Columbia.The wingspan is 29–33 mm...
  
  
• Zarucco Duskywing, Erynnis zarucco
  Erynnis zarucco
  Zarucco Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Ontario to southeastern USA.The wingspan is 32–38 mm. There are three generations in the deep south but only two in the north....
  
  
• Funereal Duskywing, Erynnis funeralis
  Erynnis funeralis
  The Funereal Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, south to Argentina. Strays can be found north up to northern Illinois, north-eastern Nebraska, central Colorado, southern Nevada and central California.The wingspan...
  
  
• Columbine Duskywing, Erynnis lucilius
  Erynnis lucilius
  Columbine Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Quebec to Manitoba and south to northeastern USA....
  
  
• Wild Indigo Duskywing, Erynnis baptisiae
  Erynnis baptisiae
  The Wild Indigo Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern New England and southern Ontario west to central Nebraska, south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central Texas....
  
  
• Afranius Duskywing, Erynnis afranius
  Erynnis afranius
  Afranius Duskywing or Bald Duskywing is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from northern Mexico through central United States to southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.The wingspan is 25–31 mm...
  
  
• Persius Duskywing, Erynnis persius
  Erynnis persius
  The Persius Duskywing is a species of Hesperiidae that occurs in North America. It is a threatened species in Michigan and is protected by the law.-Description:...
  
  
• Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus centaureae
  • "Appalachian" Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus centaureae wyandot
• Two-banded Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus ruralis
  Pyrgus ruralis
  The Two-banded Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . Subspecies lagunae is known by the common name Laguna Mountains Skipper. This subspecies is on the Endangered Species list. It is found from the mountains from British Columbia and Alberta to southern California, Arizona and New...
  
  
• Mountain Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus xanthus
• Small Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus scriptura
  Pyrgus scriptura
  The Small Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found from the Texas to Montana, southeastern Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan....
  
  
• Common Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus communis
  Pyrgus communis
  The Common Checkered-skipper is a species of butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.-Description:...
  
  
• White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus albescens
  Pyrgus albescens
  The White Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found on low altitudes in southern California, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, west and south Texas, Florida and Mexico. A rare stray to southwest Utah and central Texas.The wingspan wingspan is 25–38 mm...
  
  
• Tropical Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus oileus
  Pyrgus oileus
  The Tropical Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found from Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina....
  
  
• Desert Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus philetas
  Pyrgus philetas
  The Desert Checkered Skipper is a species of skipper . It is found from southern Arizona east to southern Texas, south to southern Mexico. Strays are found north to northern Arizona and northern Texas....
  
  
• Erichson's White-Skipper, Heliopetes domicella
• Northern White-Skipper, Heliopetes ericetorum
• Laviana White-Skipper, Heliopetes laviana
• Turk's-cap White-Skipper, Heliopetes macaira
  Heliopetes macaira
  Turk's-cap White-Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Texas, south through Central America to Paraguay....
  
  
• East-Mexican White-Skipper, Heliopetes sublinea
• Veined White-Skipper, Heliopetes arsalte
• Common Streaky-Skipper, Celotes nessus
  Celotes nessus
  The Common Streaky-skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas south to northern Mexico. Rare strays can be found up to southern Oklahoma and northern Louisiana.The wingspan is 22-30 mm...
  
  
• Scarce Streaky-Skipper, Celotes limpia
• Common Sootywing, Pholisora catullus
  Pholisora catullus
  Pholisora catullus is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the central parts of the United States, south to central Mexico. Strays may colonizes up to southern British Columbia, northern Michigan, southern Quebec and southern Maine. It is not found on Peninsular Florida.The...
  
  
• Mexican Sootywing, Pholisora mejicana
• Mojave Sootywing, Hesperopsis libya
  Hesperopsis libya
  The 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...
  
  
• Saltbush Sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus
  • "Saltbush" Saltbush Sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus
  • "McNeill's" Saltbush Sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus gracielae

Subfamily Heteropterinae: Skipperlings

• Arctic Skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon
• Russet Skipperling, Piruna pirus
• Four-spotted Skipperling, Piruna polingi
• Many-spotted Skipperling, Piruna cingo
• Small-spotted Skipperling, Piruna microstictus
• Chisos Skipperling, Piruna haferniki
• Two-rayed Skipperling, Piruna roeveri

Subfamily Hesperiinae: Grass Skippers

• Banana Skipper, Erionota thrax
  Erionota thrax
  Erionota thrax, commonly known as the Palm Redeye or the Banana Skipper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from India, through south-eastern Asia to Papua New Guinea. In the north it is found up to southern China. It is an introduced species on various Pacific...
  
  
• Malicious Skipper, Synapte malitiosa
• Salenus Skipper, Synapte salenus
• Faceted Skipper, Synapte syraces
• Redundant Skipper, Corticea corticea
• Pale-rayed Skipper, Vidius perigenes
• Violet-patched Skipper, Monca tyrtaeus
• Swarthy Skipper, Nastra lherminier
• Julia's Skipper, Nastra julia
  Nastra julia
  Julia's Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Texas south to central Mexico.The wingspan is 24–29 mm. Adults are on wing year round in southern Texas and from April to October in the rest of the range.The larvae feed on Cynodon dactylon. Adults feed on...
  
  
• Neamathla Skipper, Nastra neamathla
• Three-spotted Skipper, Cymaenes tripunctus
• Fawn-spotted Skipper, Cymaenes odilia
• Inca Brown-Skipper, Vehilius inca
• Pasture Brown-Skipper, Vehilius stictomenes
• Whitened Remella, Remella remus
• Clouded Skipper, Lerema accius
  Lerema accius
  The Clouded Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the United States from Georgia west to Texas, south to Florida, and south through Mexico and Central America to Venezuela and Colombia....
  
  
• Liris Skipper, Lerema liris
• Fantastic Skipper, Vettius fantasos
• Green-backed Ruby-eye, Perichares philetes
• Osca Skipper, Rhinthon osca
• Double-dotted Skipper, Decinea percosius
  Decinea percosius
  Decinea percosius, the Double-dotted Skipper, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Belize north to Mexico. It is an occasional colonist up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas....
  
  
• Hidden-ray Skipper, Conga chydaea
• Least Skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor
  Ancyloxypha numitor
  The Least Skipper is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. They have a weak, satyr-like flight.-Description:...
  
  
• Tropical Least Skipper, Ancyloxypha arene
• Poweshiek Skipperling, Oarisma poweshiek
  Oarisma poweshiek
  The Poweshiek Skipperling is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae , subfamily Hesperiinae ....
  
  
• Garita Skipperling, Oarisma garita
  Oarisma garita
  The Garita Skipperling, Western Skipperling, or Garita Skipper is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae , subfamily Hesperiinae ....
  
  
• Edwards' Skipperling, Oarisma edwardsii
• Orange Skipperling, Copaeodes aurantiacus
• Southern Skipperling, Copaeodes minimus
• Sunrise Skipper, Adopaeoides prittwitzi
• European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola
• Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus
• Alkali Skipper, Pseudocopaeodes eunus
  Pseudocopaeodes eunus
  Pseudocopaeodes eunus is a rare species of butterfly known by the common name alkali skipper. It is native to northern California and Nevada in the United States, and Baja California in Mexico. There are five subspecies. One, ssp. obscurus, the Carson wandering skipper, is treated as a federally...
  
  
• Morrison's Skipper, Stinga morrisoni
• Uncas Skipper, Hesperia uncas
  Hesperia uncas
  The Uncas Skipper or White-vein Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from US midwest to southern portions of the three Canadian Prairie provinces, north as far as Edmonton, Alberta....
  
  
• Juba Skipper, Hesperia juba
  Hesperia juba
  The Juba Skipper, Yuba Skipper, or Jagged-border Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from British Columbia, south to southern California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and north-western New Mexico.The wingspan is 32–42 mm...
  
  
• Common Branded Skipper, Hesperia comma
  • Hesperia comma colorado
  • Hesperia comma assiniboia
• Apache Skipper, Hesperia woodgatei
• Ottoe Skipper, Hesperia ottoe
  Hesperia ottoe
  The Ottoe Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.It is found in central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba.The wingspan is 29–35 mm...
  
  
• Leonard's Skipper, Hesperia leonardus
  Hesperia leonardus
  The Leonard's Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. There are three subspecies. Next to the nominate species, these are the Pawnee Skipper , which is found from western Montana and south-eastern Saskatchewan east to Minnesota, south to central Colorado and Kansas...
  
  
• Pahaska Skipper, Hesperia pahaska
  Hesperia pahaska
  The Pahaska Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.It is found from in narrow belt of states extending from Texas to North Dakota, just reaching Canada in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba....
  
  
• Columbian Skipper, Hesperia columbia
• Cobweb Skipper, Hesperia metea
  Hesperia metea
  The Cobweb Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It has a scattered distribution from southern Maine west to Wisconsin, south to central Georgia, the Gulf States and central Texas.The wingspan is 29-35 mm...
  
  
• Green Skipper, Hesperia viridis
• Dotted Skipper, Hesperia attalus
• Meske's Skipper, Hesperia meskei
• Dakota Skipper, Hesperia dacotae
• Lindsey's Skipper, Hesperia lindseyi
• Indian Skipper, Hesperia sassacus
  Hesperia sassacus
  The Indian Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.It is found from northeastern U.S., and in Canada in southwestern New Brunswick and in a broad band from the Eastern Townships of Quebec through to southern Manitoba....
  
  
• Sierra Skipper, Hesperia miriamae
• Nevada Skipper, Hesperia nevada
• Rhesus Skipper, Polites rhesus
  Polites rhesus
  The Rhesus Skipper or Plains Gray Skipper is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Texas to North Dakota, as far north, but infrequently, as Saskatchewan and Alberta.The wingspan is 25–30 mm....
  
  
• Carus Skipper, Polites carus
• Peck's Skipper, Polites peckius
  Polites peckius
  The Peck's Skipper is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae , subfamily Hesperiinae ....
  
  
• Sandhill Skipper, Polites sabuleti
  Polites sabuleti
  The Sandhill Skipper or Saltgrass Skipper is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern British Columbia and eastern Washington, south through California and northern Arizona to Baja California and east to south-eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, and north-eastern New Mexico...
  
  
• Mardon Skipper, Polites mardon
  Polites mardon
  Polites mardon also known by its common name Mardon Skipper is a butterfly native to the United States northwest coast.-Description:The mardon skipper is a small size Polites mardon also known by its common name Mardon Skipper is a butterfly native to the United States northwest...
  
  
• Draco Skipper, Polites draco
  Polites draco
  The Draco Skipper, Rocky Mountain Skipper, or Dragon Skipper is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found on the Rocky Mountain states and provinces from Arizona to the Yukon Territory....
  
  
• Baracoa Skipper, Polites baracoa
• Tawny-edged Skipper, Polites themistocles
  Polites themistocles
  The Tawny-edged Skipper is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.-Description:This species varies geographically and within populations. The upper side of the male's wings is brown or olive brown with the fore wing having bright orange along the costa that ends at the stigma...
  
  
• Crossline Skipper, Polites origenes
  Polites origenes
  The Crossline Skipper is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, and southern Ontario and Quebec.The wingspan is 23–30 mm....
  
  
• Long Dash, Polites mystic
  Polites mystic
  The Long Dash or Long Dash Skipper is a species of butterfly. The species is commonly found in north of North America and in mountains in the south of North America, in grassy habitats. The grassy areas include meadows, marshes, streamsides, wood edges, and prairie swales. On the top, the species...
  
  
• Sonoran Skipper, Polites sonora
  Polites sonora
  The Sonoran Skipper or Western Long Dash is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the Pacific coast of the U.S., reaching Canada only in the extreme southern interior of British Columbia....
  
  
• Whirlabout, Polites vibex
  Polites vibex
  The Whirlabout is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is resident from southeastern U.S. to the West Indies and Argentina, migrating northward to Ohio and Connecticut, and rarel in Ontario.The wingspan is 26–30 mm....
  
  
• Southern Broken-Dash, Wallengrenia otho
  Wallengrenia otho
  The Southern Broken Dash is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Texas and the south-eastern United States, south through the West Indies and Central America to Argentina. Strays can be found as far north as central Missouri, northern Kentucky and Delaware.The wingspan...
  
  
• Northern Broken-Dash, Wallengrenia egeremet
  Wallengrenia egeremet
  The Northern Broken Dash is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Maine and southern Ontario, west across the Great Lakes states to south-eastern North Dakota, south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast and south-eastern Texas.The wingspan is 25-39 mm. Adults are on wing...
  
  
• Common Glassywing, Pompeius pompeius
• Little Glassywing, Pompeius verna
  Pompeius verna
  The Little Glassywing is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from central New England west to central Nebraska, south to northern Florida, the Gulf Coast and southern Texas.The wingspan is 27-39 mm...
  
  
• Sachem, Atalopedes campestris
  Atalopedes campestris
  Atalopedes campestris is a small skipper.It is just over 1 inch long and is orange and brown. Females are slightly larger and have paler markings on the wings.- Life cycle :...
  
  
• Arogos Skipper, Atrytone arogos
  Atrytone arogos
  The Arogos Skipper or Beard-grass Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in isolated colonies in Georgia peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, south-east North Dakota and central Minnesota south to southern Texas and the Colorado front range...
  
  
• Delaware Skipper, Anatrytone logan
  Anatrytone logan
  The Delaware Skipper is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae , subfamily Hesperiinae ....
  
  
• Glowing Skipper, Anatrytone mazai
• Byssus Skipper, Problema byssus
  Problema byssus
  The Byssus Skipper or Bunchgrass Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the Atlantic coastal plain of North America, from North Carolina south to Florida and the Gulf States and from northern Indiana west to Iowa and south to Missouri and Kansas.The wingspan is 37-46 mm...
  
  
• Rare Skipper, Problema bulenta
  Problema bulenta
  The Rare Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in isolated populations along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from southern New Jersey and Maryland south Georgia....
  
  
• Woodland Skipper, Ochlodes sylvanoides
  Ochlodes sylvanoides
  The Woodland Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to southern California, east to Montana, Colorado and Arizona....
  
  
• Rural Skipper, Ochlodes agricola
• Yuma Skipper, Ochlodes yuma
• Snow's Skipper, Paratrytone snowi
• Spiked Poan, Paratrytone rhexenor
• Mulberry Wing, Poanes massasoit
  Poanes massasoit
  The Mulberry Wing is a skipper butterfly found in North America.-Distribution:It is found on the U.S. east coast, in a few states south and southwest of the Great Lakes, and in southern Ontario and Quebec....
  
  
• Hobomok Skipper, Poanes hobomok
• Zabulon Skipper, Poanes zabulon
• Taxiles Skipper, Poanes taxiles
• Aaron's Skipper, Poanes aaroni
• Yehl Skipper, Poanes yehl
  Poanes yehl
  The Yehl Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-eastern Virginia west to south-western Missouri and south to eastern Texas, the Gulf Coast and northern Florida....
  
  
• Broad-winged Skipper, Poanes viator
  Poanes viator
  The Broad-winged Skipper is a skipper butterfly found in North America.-Distribution:It ranges from Texas to Florida and along the east coast to Massachusetts and west to southern Quebec and Ontario to the Dakotas....
  
  
• Umber Skipper, Poanes melane
• Common Mellana, Quasimellana eulogius
• Palmetto Skipper, Euphyes arpa
  Euphyes arpa
  The Palmetto Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found on Peninsular Florida, south-eastern Georgia and along the coasts of southern Alabama and southern Mississippi....
  
  
• Palatka Skipper, Euphyes pilatka
  Euphyes pilatka
  The Palatka Skipper or Saw-grass Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-eastern Virginia south to peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, then west along the Gulf Coast to southern Mississippi. Strays can be found up to northern Maryland and south-western...
  
  
• Dion Skipper, Euphyes dion
  Euphyes dion
  The Dion Skipper or Alabama Skipper, Euphyes dion, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in scattered populations along the Atlantic coast of North America, from western Massachusetts and south-eastern New York south to north-eastern Florida, west to north-eastern Texas,...
  
  
• Bay Skipper, Euphyes bayensis
  Euphyes bayensis
  The Bay Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in coastal Mississippi.The wingspan is 37-44 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar....
  
  
• Dukes' Skipper, Euphyes dukesi
  Euphyes dukesi
  Dukes' Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. There are three populations in the eastern United States, the first is found along the Atlantic Coast from south-eastern Virginia to northern peninsular Florida, the second is found in the lower Mississippi Valley from central Missouri and...
  
  
• Black Dash, Euphyes conspicua
  Euphyes conspicua
  The Black Dash is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the upper Midwest of North America, from eastern Nebraska east to southern Ontario and along the central Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts south to south-eastern Virginia.The wingspan is 32-42 mm. The upperside is black...
  
  
• Berry's Skipper, Euphyes berryi
• Two-spotted Skipper, Euphyes bimacula
• Dun Skipper, Euphyes vestris
  Euphyes vestris
  The Dun Skipper, Sedge Witch or Dun Sedge Skipper is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas...
  
  
• Monk Skipper, Asbolis capucinus
• Dusted Skipper, Atrytonopsis hianna
  Atrytonopsis hianna
  The Dusted Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Wyoming, central Colorado, northern New Mexico and central Texas east to New Hampshire and Massachusetts, south to peninsular Florida and the Gulf Coast.The wingspan is 32-43 mm. There is one generation with...
  
  
  • Atrytonopsis hianna loammi
• Deva Skipper, Atrytonopsis deva
• Moon-marked Skipper, Atrytonopsis lunus
• Viereck's Skipper, Atrytonopsis vierecki
• White-barred Skipper, Atrytonopsis pittacus
• Python Skipper, Atrytonopsis python
• Cestus Skipper, Atrytonopsis cestus
• Sheep Skipper, Atrytonopsis edwardsii
• Simius Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes simius
• Large Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes exoteria
• Cassus Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes cassus
• Bronze Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes aenus
• Linda's Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes linda
• Oslar's Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes oslari
• Pepper and Salt Skipper, Amblyscirtes hegon
  Amblyscirtes hegon
  Amblyscirtes hegon is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia and Maine, west to southern Manitoba, south to Georgia, northern Florida and south-eastern Texas. It is mostly absent from the coastal plain.The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July...
  
  
• Elissa Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes elissa
• Texas Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes texanae
• Toltec Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes tolteca
  • "Prenda" Toltec Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes tolteca prenda
• Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes aesculapius
  Amblyscirtes aesculapius
  Amblyscirtes aesculapius is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas, east to south-east Virginia, south along the Atlantic Coast to northern Florida....
  
  
• Carolina Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes carolina
  Amblyscirtes carolina
  Amblyscirtes carolina is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-eastern Virginia, south to South Carolina, west to northern Mississippi. There are disjunct populations in Delaware, southern Illinois and northwest Arkansas.The wingspan is 29–37 mm. Adults are on wing...
  
  
• Reversed Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes reversa
  Amblyscirtes reversa
  Amblyscirtes reversa is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It has a scattered distribution from south-eastern Virginia, south to northern Georgia. It is also found in southern Mississippi and southern Illinois....
  
  
• Slaty Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes nereus
• Nysa Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes nysa
• Dotted Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes eos
• Common Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes vialis
  Amblyscirtes vialis
  Amblyscirtes vialis is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from British Columbia east across southern Canada to Maine and Nova Scotia, south to central California, northern New Mexico, Texas, the Gulf states and northern Florida.The wingspan is 22–32 mm. Adults are on wing from...
  
  
• Celia's Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes celia
  Amblyscirtes celia
  Amblyscirtes celia is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Texas, south to north-eastern Mexico. Strays to south-western Louisiana....
  
  
• Bell's Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes belli
  Amblyscirtes belli
  Amblyscirtes belli is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas east to south-west Ohio, central Kentucky, eastern Tennessee and western South Carolina....
  
  
• Dusky Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes alternata
  Amblyscirtes alternata
  Amblyscirtes alternata is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-eastern Virginia south to Florida, west to east Texas....
  
  
• Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes phylace
  Amblyscirtes phylace
  Amblyscirtes phylace is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and western Texas to Mexico....
  
  
• Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes fimbriata
• Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala
  Lerodea eufala
  The Eufala Skipper or Rice Leaffolder is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the coast of Georgia, south through Florida and west across the southern United States to southern California, south through Mexico and Central America to Patagonia...
  
  
• Violet-clouded Skipper, Lerodea arabus
• Olive-clouded Skipper, Lerodea dysaules
• Twin-spot Skipper, Oligoria maculata
• Brazilian Skipper, Calpodes ethlius
  Calpodes ethlius
  The Brazilian Skipper, Larger Canna Leafroller or Canna Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from southern Florida and southern Texas, south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina...
  
  
• Salt Marsh Skipper, Panoquina panoquin
  Panoquina panoquin
  The Salt Marsh Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from New York south to Florida and the Florida Keys, west along the Gulf Coast to southern Texas....
  
  
• Obscure Skipper, Panoquina panoquinoides
• Wandering Skipper, Panoquina errans
• Ocola Skipper, Panoquina ocola
  Panoquina ocola
  The Ocola Skipper or Long-windged Skipper is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Paraguay north through tropical America and the West Indies to South Texas...
  
  
• Hecebolus Skipper, Panoquina hecebola
• Purple-washed Skipper, Panoquina sylvicola
• Evans' Skipper, Panoquina fusina
• Violet-banded Skipper, Nyctelius nyctelius
• Common Therra, Vacerra bonifilius aeas
• Chestnut-marked Skipper, Thespieus macareus

Subfamily Megathyminae: Giant-Skippers

• Orange Giant-Skipper, Agathymus neumoegeni (includes chisosensis)
• Arizona Giant-Skipper, Agathymus aryxna
  • Agathymus aryxna baueri
  • Agathymus aryxna gentryi
• Huachuca Giant-Skipper, Agathymus evansi
• Mary's Giant-Skipper, Agathymus mariae
• California Giant-Skipper, Agathymus stephensi
• Coahuila Giant-Skipper, Agathymus remingtoni
• Poling's Giant-Skipper, Agathymus polingi
• Mojave Giant-Skipper, Agathymus alliae
• Yucca Giant-Skipper, Megathymus yuccae
  Megathymus yuccae
  Megathymus yuccae, commonly known as the Yucca Giant-Skipper, is a rare early season butterfly that is widespread across the southern United States. It belongs in the family Hesperiidae, subfamily Megathyminae.-Description:...
  
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• Cofaqui Giant-Skipper, Megathymus cofaqui (includes harrisi)
• Strecker's Giant-Skipper, Megathymus streckeri
• Ursine Giant-Skipper, Megathymus ursus
• Manfreda Giant-Skipper, Stallingsia maculosa