Hesperiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Lepidoptera, class Insecta. The family contains 551 accepted species worldwide.
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Ocybadistes flavovittata (Latreille)
Ocybadistes flavovittata is a small hesperiid butterfly found in Australia, New …
Erynnis montanus (Bremer, 1861)
Erynnis montanus is a Palearctic Hesperiidae butterfly found in East Asia, whose…
Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784)
Pyrgus sidae, the yellow-banded skipper, is a distinctive large European Hesperi…
Thorybes lyciades
Thorybes lyciades, the hoary edge, is a butterfly with a 4.5–4.9 cm wingspan tha…
Spialia sertorius orbifer (Hübner, 1823)
This is a detailed description of the red-underwing skipper Spialia sertorius, c…
Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868
Hesperilla donnysa is an Australian Hesperiidae butterfly whose larvae feed on m…
Sabera dobboe (Plötz, 1885)
Sabera dobboe is a 30 mm wingspan hesperiid butterfly found in parts of Australi…
Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
The two-spotted skipper (Euphyes bimacula) is a North American Hesperiidae butte…
Daimio tethys (Ménétriés, 1857)
Daimio tethys is an eastern Asian Hesperiidae butterfly whose larvae feed on a r…
Eutychide physcella (Hewitson, 1866)
Eutychide physcella is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in parts of Brazil and Arge…
Metardaris cosinga (Hewitson, 1874)
Metardaris cosinga is the only species in the monotypic Neotropical firetip genu…
Trapezites lutea (Tepper, 1882)
Trapezites lutea, the rare white spot skipper, is an Australian Hesperiidae butt…
Hesperiidae animals belong to the Lepidoptera order in the Animalia kingdom. It can be immediately identified by two bold, black-edged yellow bands on the underside of its hindwings. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Hesperiidae is classified in the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. Its dark brown upper forewings are also distinctly marked with numerous large white spots.
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