List of butterflies of North America (Hesperiidae) facts for kids

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae: firetips

• Dull firetip, Pyrrhopyge araxes

Subfamily Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers

Silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus

Long-tailed skipper, Urbanus proteus

Golden banded-skipper, Autochton cellus

Common checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis

• Mangrove skipper, Phocides pigmalion
• 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
• 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
• Teleus longtail, Urbanus teleus
• Tanna longtail, Urbanus tanna
• Plain longtail, Urbanus simplicius
• Brown longtail, Urbanus procne
• 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
• Golden banded-skipper, Autochton cellus
• 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
• Desert cloudywing, Achalarus casica
• Dark cloudywing, Achalarus tehuanaca
• Skinner's cloudywing, Achalarus albociliatus
• Coyote cloudywing, Achalarus toxeus
• Jalapus cloudywing, Achalarus jalapus
• Southern cloudywing, Thorybes bathyllus
• Northern cloudywing, Thorybes pylades
• Western cloudywing, Thorybes diversus
• Mexican cloudywing, Thorybes mexicana
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Arizona powdered-skipper, Systasea zampa
• Sickle-winged skipper, Achylodes thraso
• Pale sicklewing, Achlyodes pallida
• Hermit skipper, Grais stigmatica
• Brown-banded skipper, Timochares ruptifasciatus
• Common bluevent, Anastrus sempiternus
• Common bentwing, Ebrietas anacreon
• White-patched skipper, Chiomara asychis
• False duskywing, Gesta gesta
• Florida duskywing, Erynnis brunneus
• Dreamy duskywing, Erynnis icelus
• Sleepy duskywing, Erynnis brizo
• Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis
  • Arizona Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis clitus
• Rocky Mountain duskywing, Erynnis telemachus
• Propertius duskywing, Erynnis propertius
• Meridian duskywing, Erynnis meridianus
• Scudder's duskywing, Erynnis scudderi
• Horace's duskywing, Erynnis horatius
• Mournful duskywing, Erynnis tristis
• Mottled duskywing, Erynnis martialis
• Pacuvius duskywing, Erynnis pacuvius
• Zarucco duskywing, Erynnis zarucco
• Funereal duskywing, Erynnis funeralis
• Columbine duskywing, Erynnis lucilius
• Wild indigo duskywing, Erynnis baptisiae
• Afranius duskywing, Erynnis afranius
• Persius duskywing, Erynnis persius
• Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus centaureae
  • Appalachian grizzled skipper, Pyrgus centaureae wyandot
• Two-banded checkered-skipper, Pyrgus ruralis
• Mountain checkered-skipper, Pyrgus xanthus
• Small checkered-skipper, Pyrgus scriptura
• Common checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis
• White checkered-skipper, Pyrgus albescens
• Tropical checkered-skipper, Pyrgus oileus
• Desert checkered-skipper, Pyrgus philetas
• Erichson's white-skipper, Heliopetes domicella
• Northern white-skipper, Heliopetes ericetorum
• Laviana white-skipper, Heliopetes laviana
• Turk's-cap white-skipper, Heliopetes macaira
• East-Mexican white-skipper, Heliopetes sublinea
• Veined white-skipper, Heliopetes arsalte
• Common streaky-skipper, Celotes nessus
• Scarce streaky-skipper, Celotes limpia
• Common sootywing, Pholisora catullus
• Mexican sootywing, Pholisora mejicana
• Mojave sootywing, Hesperopsis libya
• Saltbush sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus
  • Saltbush saltbush sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus
  • McNeill's saltbush sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus gracielae

Subfamily Heteropterinae: skipperlings

Arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon

• 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

European skipper, Thymelicus lineola

Dakota skipper, Hesperia dacotae

Zabulon skipper, Poanes zabulon

Lace-winged roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes aesculapius

• Banana skipper, Erionota thrax
• 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
• 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
• Liris skipper, Lerema liris
• Fantastic skipper, Vettius fantasos
• Green-backed ruby-eye, Perichares philetes
• Osca skipper, Rhinthon osca
• Double-dotted skipper, Decinea percosius
• Hidden-ray skipper, Conga chydaea
• Least skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor
• Tropical least skipper, Ancyloxypha arene
• Poweshiek skipperling, Oarisma poweshiek
• Garita skipperling, Oarisma garita
• 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
• Morrison's skipper, Stinga morrisoni
• Uncas skipper, Hesperia uncas
• Juba skipper, Hesperia juba
• Common branded skipper, Hesperia comma
  • Hesperia comma colorado
  • Hesperia comma assiniboia
• Apache skipper, Hesperia woodgatei
• Ottoe skipper, Hesperia ottoe
• Leonard's skipper, Hesperia leonardus
• Pahaska skipper, Hesperia pahaska
• Columbian skipper, Hesperia columbia
• Cobweb skipper, Hesperia metea
• 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
• Sierra skipper, Hesperia miriamae
• Nevada skipper, Hesperia nevada
• Rhesus skipper, Polites rhesus
• Carus skipper, Polites carus
• Peck's skipper, Polites peckius
• Sandhill skipper, Polites sabuleti
• Mardon skipper, Polites mardon
• Draco skipper, Polites draco
• Baracoa skipper, Polites baracoa
• Tawny-edged skipper, Polites themistocles
• Crossline skipper, Polites origenes
• Long dash, Polites mystic
• Sonoran skipper, Polites sonora
• Whirlabout, Polites vibex
• Southern broken-dash, Wallengrenia otho
• Northern broken-dash, Wallengrenia egeremet
• Common glassywing, Pompeius pompeius
• Little glassywing, Pompeius verna
• Sachem, Atalopedes campestris
• Arogos skipper, Atrytone arogos
• Delaware skipper, Anatrytone logan
• Glowing skipper, Anatrytone mazai
• Byssus skipper, Problema byssus
• Rare skipper, Problema bulenta
• Woodland skipper, Ochlodes sylvanoides
• Rural skipper, Ochlodes agricola
• Yuma skipper, Ochlodes yuma
• Snow's skipper, Paratrytone snowi
• Spiked poan, Paratrytone rhexenor
• Mulberry wing, Poanes massasoit
• Hobomok skipper, Poanes hobomok
• Zabulon skipper, Poanes zabulon
• Taxiles skipper, Poanes taxiles
• Aaron's skipper, Poanes aaroni
• Yehl skipper, Poanes yehl
• Broad-winged skipper, Poanes viator
• Umber skipper, Poanes melane
• Common mellana, Quasimellana eulogius
• Palmetto skipper, Euphyes arpa
• Palatka skipper, Euphyes pilatka
• Dion skipper, Euphyes dion
• Bay skipper, Euphyes bayensis
• Dukes' skipper, Euphyes dukesi
• Black dash, Euphyes conspicua
• Berry's skipper, Euphyes berryi
• Two-spotted skipper, Euphyes bimacula
• Dun skipper, Euphyes vestris
• Monk skipper, Asbolis capucinus
• Dusted skipper, Atrytonopsis hianna
  • 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
• 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
• Carolina roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes carolina
• Reversed roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes reversa
• Slaty roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes nereus
• Nysa roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes nysa
• Dotted roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes eos
• Common roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes vialis
• Celia's roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes celia
• Bell's roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes belli
• Dusky roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes alternata
• Orange-headed roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes phylace
• Orange-edged roadside-skipper, Amblyscirtes fimbriata
• Eufala skipper, Lerodea eufala
• Violet-clouded skipper, Lerodea arabus
• Olive-clouded skipper, Lerodea dysaules
• Twin-spot skipper, Oligoria maculata
• Brazilian skipper, Calpodes ethlius
• Salt marsh skipper, Panoquina panoquin
• Obscure skipper, Panoquina panoquinoides
• Wandering skipper, Panoquina errans
• Ocola skipper, Panoquina ocola
• 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 (includes coloradensis)
• Cofaqui giant-skipper, Megathymus cofaqui (includes harrisi)
• Strecker's giant-skipper, Megathymus streckeri
• Ursine giant-skipper, Megathymus ursus
• Manfreda giant-skipper, Stallingsia maculosa

• Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN: 0-618-15312-8.