List of butterflies of North America (Hesperiidae)

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,
Mercurial skipper, Proteides mercurius
Zestos skipper, Epargyreus zestos
Silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus
Broken silverdrop,
Pepper-spotted silverdrop,
Weak-frosted silverdrop,
Hammock skipper, Polygonus leo
Manuel's skipper,
White-striped longtail,
Zilpa longtail, Chioides zilpa
Golden-spotted aguna,
Emerald aguna, Aguna claxon
Tailed aguna, Aguna metophis
Mottled longtail,
Mexican longtail,
Eight-spotted longtail,
Short-tailed skipper, Zestusa dorus
White-crescent longtail,
Arizona skipper, Codatractus arizonensis
Valeriana skipper,
Long-tailed skipper, Urbanus proteus
Pronus longtail,
Esmeralda longtail,
Turquoise longtail,
Cobalt longtail,
Double-striped longtail,
Dorantes longtail, Urbanus dorantes
Teleus longtail,
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,
Frosted flasher, Astraptes alardus
Gilbert's flasher,
Yellow-tipped flasher, Astraptes anaphus
Golden banded-skipper, Autochton cellus
Sonoran banded-skipper,
Sierra Madre banded-skipper,
Chisos banded skipper, Autochton cincta
Spiky banded-skipper,
Hoary edge, Achalarus lyciades
Desert cloudywing, Achalarus casica
Dark cloudywing,
Skinner's cloudywing,
Coyote cloudywing, Achalarus toxeus
Jalapus cloudywing,
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,
Fritzgaertner's flat, Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri
Stallings's flat,
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,
Purplish-black skipper,
Glazed pellicia, Pellicia arina
Morning glory pellicia,
White-haired skipper,
Mottled bolla,
Rounded bolla,
Obscure bolla,
Mauve bolla,
Golden-headed scallopwing, Staphylus ceos
Mazans scallopwing, Staphylus mazans
Hayhurst's scallopwing, Staphylus hayhurstii
Aztec scallopwing,
Variegated skipper,
Blue-studded skipper,
Dingy mylon,
Hoary skipper,
Black-spotted hoary-skipper,
Northern clipper,
Glassy-winged skipper,
Dusted spurwing,
White spurwing,
Red-studded skipper,
Texas powdered-skipper, Systasea pulverulenta
Arizona powdered-skipper, Systasea zampa
Sickle-winged skipper,
Pale sicklewing,
Hermit skipper,
Brown-banded skipper, Timochares ruptifasciatus
Common bluevent, Anastrus sempiternus
Common bentwing,
White-patched skipper, Chiomara asychis
False duskywing,
Florida duskywing,
Dreamy duskywing, Erynnis icelus
Sleepy duskywing, Erynnis brizo
Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis
- Arizona Juvenal's duskywing,
Rocky Mountain duskywing, Erynnis telemachus
Propertius duskywing, Erynnis propertius
Meridian duskywing, Erynnis meridianus
Scudder's duskywing,
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,
Northern white-skipper, Heliopetes ericetorum
Laviana white-skipper, Heliopetes laviana
Turk's-cap white-skipper, Heliopetes macaira
East-Mexican white-skipper,
Veined white-skipper,
Common streaky-skipper, Celotes nessus
Scarce streaky-skipper,
Common sootywing, Pholisora catullus
Mexican sootywing,
Mojave sootywing, Hesperopsis libya
Saltbush sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus
- Saltbush saltbush sootywing,
- McNeill's saltbush sootywing,

Subfamily Heteropterinae: skipperlings[]

Arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon

Arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon
Russet skipperling, Piruna pirus
Four-spotted skipperling,
Many-spotted skipperling,
Small-spotted skipperling,
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,
Salenus skipper,
Faceted skipper,
Redundant skipper,
Pale-rayed skipper, Vidius perigenes
Violet-patched skipper,
Swarthy skipper, Nastra lherminier
Julia's skipper, Nastra julia
Neamathla skipper, Nastra neamathla
Three-spotted skipper, Cymaenes tripunctus
Fawn-spotted skipper,
Inca brown-skipper,
Pasture brown-skipper,
Whitened remella,
Clouded skipper, Lerema accius
Liris skipper,
Fantastic skipper, Vettius fantasos
Green-backed ruby-eye,
Osca skipper,
Double-dotted skipper, Decinea percosius
Hidden-ray skipper,
Least skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor
Tropical least skipper, Ancyloxypha arene
Poweshiek skipperling, Oarisma poweshiek
Garita skipperling, Oarisma garita
Edwards' skipperling, Oarisma edwardsii
Orange skipperling,
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
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,
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,
Little glassywing, Pompeius verna
Sachem, Atalopedes campestris
Arogos skipper, Atrytone arogos
Delaware skipper, Anatrytone logan
Glowing skipper,
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,
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,
Dusted skipper, Atrytonopsis hianna
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,
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,
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,
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,
Purple-washed skipper,
Evans' skipper,
Violet-banded skipper, Nyctelius nyctelius
Common therra,
Chestnut-marked skipper,

Subfamily Megathyminae: giant-skippers[]

Orange giant-skipper, Agathymus neumoegeni (includes chisosensis)
Arizona giant-skipper, Agathymus aryxna
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,

References[]

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