List of butterflies of Europe (Hesperiidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Hesperiidae, or the "skippers", which are found in Europe. It is a part of the list of the butterflies of Europe.

Subfamily Hesperiinae

 * Zeller's skipper, Borbo borbonica  (Boisduval, 1833)
 * Mediterranean skipper, Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804)
 * Silver-spotted skipper, Hesperia comma ( Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus ( Esper, 1777)
 * White branded swift, Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
 * Lulworth skipper, Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
 * Thymelicus christi Rebel, 1894 uncertain taxonomic status
 * Levantine skipper, Thymelicus hyrax  (Lederer, 1861)
 * Essex skipper, Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
 * Small skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Subfamily Heteropterinae

 * Chequered skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
 * Northern chequered skipper, Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829
 * Large chequered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)

Subfamily Pyrginae

 * Mallow skipper, Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
 * Southern marbled skipper, Carcharodus baeticus (Rambur, 1839)
 * Tufted skipper, Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)
 * Marbled skipper,  Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783)
 * Oriental skipper, Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913
 * Stauder's skipper, Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913
 * False mallow skipper, Carcharodus tripolina (Vérity, 1925)
 * Inky skipper, Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1834)
 * Dingy skipper, Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Spinose skipper, Muschampia cribrellum (Eversmann, 1841)
 * Sage skipper, Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
 * Tessellated skipper, Muschampia tessellum (Hübner, 1803)
 * Large grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803)
 * Alpine grizzled skipper, Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853)
 * Oberthür's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910)
 * Foulquier's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910)
 * Dusky grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839)
 * Carline skipper, Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur, 1839)
 * Safflower skipper, Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813)
 * Alpine checkered skipper, Pyrgus centaureae (Rambur, 1839)
 * Sandy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839)
 * Cinquefoil skipper, Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839)
 * Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Southern grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
 * Rosy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1839)
 * Olive skipper, Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839)
 * Yellow-banded skipper, Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784)
 * Warren's skipper, Pyrgus warrenensis (Vérity, 1928)
 * Hungarian skipper, Spialia orbifer (Hübner, 1823)
 * Persian skipper, Spialia phlomidis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)
 * Spialia rosae Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dinca, Vicente & Vila, 2016
 * Red underwing skipper, Spialia sertorius (Hoffmansegg, 1804)
 * Spialia therapne (Rambur, 1832)