List of butterflies of North America (Hesperiidae)

Main article: List of butterflies of North America

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae: Firetips

• Dull Firetip, Pyrrhopyge araxes

Subfamily Pyrginae: Spread-wing Skippers

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Silver-spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus.

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Long-tailed Skipper, Urbanus proteus.

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Golden Banded-Skipper, Autochton cellus.

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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

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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

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European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola.

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Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus.

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Dakota Skipper, Hesperia dacotae.

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Zabulon Skipper, Poanes zabulon.

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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

References

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