Hesperiidae
Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1823)
Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1823)
Polites themistocles, the tawny-edged skipper, is a small butterfly with variable appearance, specific habitat preferences, and varying annual brood counts.
Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852)
Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852)
Polites sabuleti, the sandhill skipper, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly introduced to Hawaii.
Polites coras (Cramer, 1775)
Polites coras (Cramer, 1775)
Polites coras, or Peck's skipper, is a grass skipper species with distinct markings, specific habitats, and described behavior and life cycle.
Polites sabuleti draco (Edwards, 1871)
Polites sabuleti draco (Edwards, 1871)
Polites sabuleti (sandhill skipper) is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly with larvae that feed on various grasses.
Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857)
Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857)
Polites baracoa is a grass skipper species found in the Caribbean and North America, with MONA/Hodges number 4040.
Yvretta carus (Edwards, 1883)
Yvretta carus (Edwards, 1883)
Yvretta carus, the carus skipper, is a grass skipper butterfly species in the family Hesperiidae.
Euphyes vestris (Boisduval, 1852)
Euphyes vestris (Boisduval, 1852)
Euphyes vestris, the dun skipper, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly that feeds on flower nectar as adults and sedges as larvae.
Euphyes dion (Edwards, 1879)
Euphyes dion (Edwards, 1879)
Euphyes dion (Dion/Alabama skipper) is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly that feeds on sedges and flower nectar.
Euphyes conspicua Edwards, 1863
Euphyes conspicua Edwards, 1863
Euphyes conspicua, the black dash, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly that lives in wetland habitats.
Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
The two-spotted skipper (Euphyes bimacula) is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly that is endangered in Connecticut.
Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)
Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)
Euphyes dukesi, or Duke's skipper, is a North American skipper butterfly with specific range, life cycle, and host plant associations.
Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1829)
Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1829)
Euphyes arpa, the Palmetto Lowcountry Skipper, is an endangered southeast US butterfly with larvae feeding on saw palmetto.
Euphyes berryi (Bell, 1941)
Euphyes berryi (Bell, 1941)
Euphyes berryi is a difficult-to-identify North American skipper found in wet coastal plain habitats from North Carolina to Florida.
Euphyes pilatka (Edwards, 1867)
Euphyes pilatka (Edwards, 1867)
Euphyes pilatka, the Palatka skipper, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in the southeastern US, with larvae feeding on Cladium jamaicensis.
Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder, 1863)
Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder, 1863)
Atrytonopsis hianna, the dusted skipper, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly whose larvae feed on two grass species.
Atrytonopsis deva (Edwards, 1876)
Atrytonopsis deva (Edwards, 1876)
Atrytonopsis deva, the deva skipper, is a grass skipper butterfly species found in Central and North America.
Atrytonopsis loammi (Whitney, 1876)
Atrytonopsis loammi (Whitney, 1876)
Atrytonopsis loammi, the Loammi skipper, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in the US Southeast with a 32 mm wingspan whose larvae eat Schizachyrium littorale.
Atrytonopsis lunus (Edwards, 1884)
Atrytonopsis lunus (Edwards, 1884)
Atrytonopsis lunus, the moon-marked skipper, is a grass skipper butterfly found in Central and North America.
Atrytonopsis pittacus (Edwards, 1882)
Atrytonopsis pittacus (Edwards, 1882)
Atrytonopsis pittacus (white-barred skipper) is a grass skipper species found in Central and North America.
Atrytonopsis vierecki (Skinner, 1902)
Atrytonopsis vierecki (Skinner, 1902)
Viereck's Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki) is a North American grass skipper in the Hesperiidae butterfly family, with MONA/Hodges number 4083.
Atrytonopsis quinteri
Atrytonopsis quinteri
Atrytonopsis quinteri, the crystal skipper, is a rare endemic North Carolina Hesperiidae butterfly restricted to local barrier island sand dunes.
Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863)
Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863)
Atrytone delaware is a species with yellow-orange wings marked with black borders and dark brown veins, with a 2.5 to 4.3 cm wingspan.
Stinga morrisoni (Edwards, 1878)
Stinga morrisoni (Edwards, 1878)
Stinga morrisoni, or Morrison's skipper, is a North American grass skipper butterfly species with the MONA/Hodges number 4017.
Mellana eulogius (Plötz, 1883)
Mellana eulogius (Plötz, 1883)
Mellana eulogius (Plötz, 1883), also called Quasimellana eulogius or common mellana, is a grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
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