List of butterflies of North America (Hesperiidae)

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae: firetips

Dull firetip, Pyrrhopyge araxes

Subfamily Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers

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
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
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

References

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