List of butterflies of North America (Hesperiidae)

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae: firetips

 * Dull firetip, Pyrrhopyge araxes

Subfamily Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers



 * Beautiful beamer, Phocides belus
 * Mercurial skipper, Proteides mercurius
 * Mangrove skipper, Phocides pigmalion
 * Guava skipper, Phocides polybius
 * Teal beamer, Phocides urania
 * Silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus
 * Broken silverdrop, Epargyreus exadeus
 * Pepper-spotted silverdrop, Epargyreus socus orizaba
 * Weak-frosted silverdrop, Epargyreus spinosa
 * Zestos skipper, Epargyreus zestos
 * 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
 * Double-striped longtail, Urbanus belli
 * Dorantes longtail, Urbanus dorantes
 * White-tailed longtail, Urbanus doryssus
 * Esmeralda longtail, Urbanus esmeraldus
 * Turquoise longtail, Urbanus evona
 * Brown longtail, Urbanus procne
 * Pronus longtail, Urbanus pronus
 * Long-tailed skipper, Urbanus proteus
 * Plain longtail, Urbanus simplicius
 * Tanna longtail, Urbanus tanna
 * Teleus longtail, Urbanus teleus
 * Cobalt longtail, Urbanus viterboana
 * Frosted flasher, Astraptes alardus
 * Yellow-tipped flasher, Astraptes anaphus
 * Small-spotted flasher, Astraptes egregius
 * Two-barred flasher, Astraptes fulgerator
 * Gilbert's flasher, Astraptes gilberti
 * Golden banded-skipper, Autochton cellus
 * Chisos banded skipper, Autochton cincta
 * Spiky banded-skipper, Autochton neis
 * Sonoran banded-skipper, Autochton pseudocellus
 * Sierra Madre banded-skipper, Autochton siermadror
 * 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
 * Afranius duskywing, Erynnis afranius
 * Wild indigo duskywing, Erynnis baptisiae
 * Sleepy duskywing, Erynnis brizo
 * Florida duskywing, Erynnis brunneus
 * Funereal duskywing, Erynnis funeralis
 * Horace's duskywing, Erynnis horatius
 * Dreamy duskywing, Erynnis icelus
 * Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis
 * Arizona Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis clitus
 * Columbine duskywing, Erynnis lucilius
 * Mottled duskywing, Erynnis martialis
 * Meridian duskywing, Erynnis meridianus
 * Pacuvius duskywing, Erynnis pacuvius
 * Persius duskywing, Erynnis persius
 * Propertius duskywing, Erynnis propertius
 * Scudder's duskywing, Erynnis scudderi
 * Rocky Mountain duskywing, Erynnis telemachus
 * Mournful duskywing, Erynnis tristis
 * Zarucco duskywing, Erynnis zarucco
 * White checkered-skipper, Pyrgus albescens
 * Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus centaureae
 * Appalachian grizzled skipper, Pyrgus centaureae wyandot
 * Common checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis
 * Tropical checkered-skipper, Pyrgus oileus
 * Desert checkered-skipper, Pyrgus philetas
 * Two-banded checkered-skipper, Pyrgus ruralis
 * Small checkered-skipper, Pyrgus scriptura
 * Mountain checkered-skipper, Pyrgus xanthus
 * 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