Skipper Butterflies (Hesperiidae) — Identification & Photos

Achlyodes is a monotypic skipper genus represented only by the species Achlyodes busirus.

Achlyodes is a genus of skippers. This genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one species: Achlyodes busirus, whose scientific name is Achlyodes busirus (Stoll, 1782).

Grais is a monotypic skipper butterfly genus with one species, Grais stigmaticus, found from Texas to Argentina and Jamaica.

Grais is a genus of skipper butterflies that belongs to the family Hesperiidae. This genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one single species: Grais stigmaticus (Mabille, 1883). This species is commonly known by the common name the hermit skipper. Its geographic range extends from south-western United States, specifically Texas, south to Argentina, and it can also be found on the Caribbean ...

Eantis thraso (Achlyodes thraso) is a spread-wing skipper butterfly found in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Achlyodes thraso (Hübner, 1807), also referenced as Eantis thraso, is a species of spread-wing skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species occurs in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Atarnes is a monotypic skipper genus in Hesperiidae, containing only the single species Atarnes sallei.

Atarnes is a genus of skippers that belongs to the family Hesperiidae. This genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one recognized species: Atarnes sallei, which was first described by C. Felder and R. Felder in 1867.

Quadrus cerialis is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Panama to Bolivia in low-to-mid altitude humid forests.

Quadrus cerialis, commonly known as the common blue-skipper or peppered blue skipper, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species can be found in the geographic range extending from Panama to Bolivia. Its natural habitat includes rainforests, cloud forests, and humid deciduous forests, occurring at altitudes that reach up to 1,400 metres.

Pythonides lancea is a skipper butterfly species found in Brazil and Argentina, first described in 1868 by William Chapman Hewitson.

Pythonides lancea is a species of butterfly that belongs to the skipper butterfly family. It is found in Brazil and Argentina. This species was first formally described in 1868 by William Chapman Hewitson, who originally named it Leucochitonea lancea. Hewitson described the species after recognizing that it was distinct from Pythonides jovianus, which had previously been described by Pieter Cramer...

Horace's duskywing (Erynnis horatius) is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly with distinct male and female wing markings.

Erynnis horatius, commonly known as Horace's duskywing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Within the United States, its range extends from Massachusetts to Florida, and westward to eastern South Dakota, the Gulf Coast, southeastern Utah, Colorado, northeastern Arizona, and New Mexico. It holds the protected status of a species of special concern in the U.S. state of Conne...

Erynnis icelus, the dreamy duskywing, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in boreal North America.

Erynnis icelus, commonly called the dreamy duskywing or aspen dusky wing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is native to boreal North America. Its wingspan measures between 29 and 38 mm. In most of its range, Erynnis icelus produces one generation per year, with adult butterflies active on the wing from April to early July. A rare second generation may occur ...

Erynnis brizo is a skipper species that lives in open oak-pine forests, with larvae eating oaks and adults feeding on flower nectar.

The species Erynnis brizo, first described by Boisduval & Le Conte in 1832, has the following physical characteristics. The upper surface of its forewing is blackish brown, marked with continuous bluish-brown spots. Its hindwing is almost entirely brown, with spots that are a lighter shade of brown. The caterpillar of this species is small and gray-green, with purplish tips on its structures, and ...

Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis, is a common North American Hesperiidae butterfly that feeds on oaks as larvae.

Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius, 1793), originally described as Gesta juvenalis and commonly known as Juvenal's duskywing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is commonly found in eastern North American oak woodland habitats. Its distribution ranges from southern Manitoba, southern Quebec, and Nova Scotia in the north, southward to Texas and Florida. This dark-...

Erynnis martialis, the mottled duskywing, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly facing multiple major threats to its populations.

Erynnis martialis, commonly known as the mottled duskywing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Its distribution covers most of the eastern United States, as well as southern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba in Canada. In the US state of Connecticut, it is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated. This butterfly has a wingspan measuring 25...

Erynnis lucilius, the columbine duskywing, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in northeastern North America, living in shady deciduous woodlands.

Erynnis lucilius, commonly known as the columbine duskywing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, the skipper family. It is classified as a skipper because its flight pattern has a characteristic skipping motion. This species is distributed in North America, ranging from southern Quebec to Manitoba in the north, and extending south into the northeastern United States. The...

Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly with specific recorded host plants.

Erynnis baptisiae, commonly known as the wild indigo duskywing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is distributed across North America. Its range extends from southern Ontario and New England westward to central Nebraska, and southward to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central Texas. The host plants used by Erynnis baptisiae are wild indigo, wild blue indi...

Propertius duskywing (Erynnis propertius) is a common North American Pacific coast Hesperiidae butterfly with a 35–45 mm wingspan.

Erynnis propertius, commonly known as the Propertius duskywing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is found along the west coast of North America, ranging from southern British Columbia south along the Pacific Slope to Baja California Norte. It is one of the most frequently observed skippers in California, and its wingspan measures between 35 and 45 mm.

Erynnis funeralis, the funereal duskywing, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from the southern US south to Argentina and Chile.

Erynnis funeralis, commonly known as the funereal duskywing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species ranges from the southern United States, specifically California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, southward to Argentina and Chile. Stray individuals can be found as far north as northern Illinois, northeastern Nebraska, central Colorado, southern Nevada and central ...

Erynnis tristis, the mournful duskywing, is a mottled brown spread-wing skipper found across the Americas.

Erynnis tristis, commonly called the mournful duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species can be found across Central America, North America, and South America. Individuals are mottled brown, with a distinctive white fringe on the hind wings. Mournful duskywings look very similar to the closely related funereal duskywing, but mournful ...

Erynnis pacuvius is a skipper butterfly found in southern British Columbia and most of the western United States.

Erynnis pacuvius, commonly called Pacuvius duskywing, Dyar's duskywing, or buckthorn dusky wing, is a species of skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is distributed in southern British Columbia and across most of the western United States. Its wingspan measures 29 to 33 millimeters. In the northern parts of its range, the flight period occurs between June and July, w...

Erynnis persius is a North American duskywing skipper with one generation yearly, whose caterpillars feed on legumes.

Erynnis persius, commonly known as the Persius Duskywing, has dark brown upper surfaces on both its forewings and hindwings. The forewing has distinct clear spots, along with other faint markings, and a gray patch at the end of the cell. Males have raised white hairs on their forewings. The hindwings have two types of fringes: an outer fringe of darker brown to black, and an inner creamy white fri...

Erynnis tages, the dingy skipper, is a moth-like butterfly widespread across western Europe to East Asia.

Erynnis tages, the dingy skipper, can be distinguished from other skippers by its predominantly monochrome gray-brown wing coloration, marbling that is only present on the upper side of the forewings, and a series of small white dots along the wing edge. It is probably the most moth-like British butterfly, and normally rests with its wings held in a moth-like fashion. This well-camouflaged brown a...

Erynnis telemachus, the Rocky Mountain duskywing, is a North American spread-wing skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

Erynnis telemachus, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper that belongs to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species occurs in North America.

Erynnis afranius is a Hesperiidae butterfly found across North America, with larvae feeding on specific legume genera.

Erynnis afranius, commonly called the afranius duskywing or bald duskywing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Its distribution ranges from northern Mexico, through the central United States, to southern Canada, specifically the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. This species has a wingspan measuring 25 to 31 mm. It can produce up to two generations between ...

Erynnis meridianus, the meridian duskywing, is a spread-wing skipper butterfly found in Central and North America.

Erynnis meridianus Bell, 1927, commonly called the meridian duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper that belongs to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species occurs in Central America and North America.

Erynnis zarucco (zarucco duskywing) is a rare Hesperiidae butterfly found from southern Ontario to the southeastern US.

Erynnis zarucco, commonly called the zarucco duskywing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is rarely found across a range extending from southern Ontario to the southeastern United States. The wingspan of this species measures between 32 and 38 millimeters. Populations in the deep southern part of its range produce three generations per year, while northern populatio...

Erynnis marloyi is a black-winged butterfly found in South Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, and Persia.

Scientific name: Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1832) The description from Seitz: This species, previously referred to as Th. marloyi Bdv. (= sericea Frr., rustan Koll.) (86 d), has black wings. The forewing features two oblique black bands, and its fringes are barely lighter in color than the wing's ground color. The light dots in interspaces 7 and 8 are distinctly white; this is especially noticea...

Erynnis montanus is a Palearctic Hesperiidae butterfly found in East Asia, whose larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

Erynnis montanus (Bremer, 1861) is a Palearctic butterfly species that belongs to the subfamily Pyrginae of the family Hesperiidae. This species is distributed in China, eastern Russia’s Amur region, Taiwan, and Japan. Its larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

Chiomara asychis, the white-patched skipper, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Argentina north to southern Texas and beyond.

Chiomara asychis (first described by Stoll in 1780; also referenced as Chiothion asychis), commonly known as the white-patched skipper or white patch, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. This species is distributed from Argentina northward through tropical America, reaching the West Indies and southern Texas. Stray individuals can be found as far north as southern Arizon...

The brown-banded skipper Timochares ruptifasciata is a spread-wing skipper butterfly found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.

Timochares ruptifasciata, commonly known as the brown-banded skipper, is a species of spread-wing skipper that belongs to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species can be found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. It is assigned the number 3941 under the MONA, also called Hodges, numbering system.

The many-banded skipper (Timochares trifasciata) is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Mexico to parts of South America.

Scientific name: Timochares trifasciata (Hewitson, 1868) Commonly called the many-banded skipper, Timochares trifasciata is a butterfly that belongs to the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. Its distribution ranges from eastern and western Mexico in the north, southward to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Mylon maimon, the common/black-veined mylon, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Mexico to Argentina up to 1800 m.

Mylon maimon, commonly known as the common mylon or black-veined mylon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Its range extends from Argentina northwards through Colombia and Bolivia all the way to Mexico. It can be found at elevations from sea level up to approximately 1,800 meters.

This is a clear description of the lepidopteran species Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773) based on its visible upper and underside traits.

Scientific name: Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773) Upper side description: The thorax and abdomen are black. The wings are a very dark brownish black with no markings, and their margins are smooth and entire. Under side description: The legs, breast, and abdomen are dark brown, and are a shade lighter than they are on the upper side. All of these areas have no markings, except for a small white spo...