Best Hesperiidae

The silver-spotted skipper is a common North American butterfly recognized by the large iridescent silver spot on the underside of its dark hindwings.

Poanes zabulon, the Zabulon Skipper, is an eastern North American skipper exhibiting strong sexual dimorphism, with males bright orange-yellow and females dark brown with pale spots.

Atalopedes campestris, the Sachem, is a grass skipper widespread across the Americas that has notably expanded its breeding range northward in the United States over recent decades.

The grizzled skipper is a small European butterfly notable for its striking, irregular black and white checkered wing pattern and rapid, darting flight.

The western white skipper is a butterfly native to the western United States, distinguished by its predominantly white wing markings against a dark margin.

Ancyloxypha numitor, the Least Skipper, is one of the smallest skippers in North America, inhabiting wet meadows and marshes in the eastern United States and Canada.

The common checkered-skipper is a widespread North American butterfly recognized by the striking black and white checkered pattern across its wings.

The fiery skipper is a small North American butterfly known for its vibrant orange and yellow patterns, whose larvae are often considered turfgrass pests.

Thymelicus lineola, the European Skipper, is native to Europe and Asia but was accidentally introduced near London, Ontario, Canada around 1910 and has since spread broadly across North America.

Lerema accius, the Clouded Skipper, is a skipper of the southeastern United States and Central America identified by dark-brown wings overlaid with a cloudy gray sheen and small translucent spots.

Peck's skipper is a North American butterfly distinguished by the prominent yellow spots on its dark wings and its preference for moist grassy habitats.

Burnsius albescens, the White Checkered-Skipper, is a small skipper of the southern United States and Mexico identified by a bold black-and-white checkered wing pattern in open, disturbed habitats.

The large skipper is a widespread Eurasian butterfly notable for its robust body, distinctive orange wings with dark spots, and rapid, bouncing flight.

The sachem skipper is a highly variable North American butterfly noted for its widespread population and the distinct, square-shaped dark markings on males.

Polites vibex, the Whirlabout, is a small skipper of the southern United States and tropical Americas known for rapid, erratic flight and found in open grassy and disturbed habitats.

The sandhill skipper is a western North American butterfly recognized by the stark visual difference between its bright orange males and darker brown females.

The Essex skipper is a small butterfly native to Europe, best distinguished from similar species by the black, parallel-sided underside of its antennae clubs.

The woodland skipper is a highly abundant North American butterfly known for its bright orange wings and widespread presence in western forests and gardens.

The small skipper is a common European butterfly recognized by its bright orange-brown wings and its preference for tall grasslands and meadow habitats.

The southern cloudywing is a North American skipper butterfly distinguished by its darker wing patches and its preference for the warmer southeastern regions.

Wallengrenia egeremet, the Northern Broken-Dash, is an eastern North American grass skipper ranging from the southern Great Plains to Atlantic Canada, with larvae feeding on grasses.

Wallengrenia otho, the Southern Broken-Dash, is a grass skipper of the southeastern United States distinguished from its northern relative by differences in the shape of the male forewing stigma.

The Uncas skipper is a butterfly native to the western United States, distinguished by its habitat in arid sagebrush steppes and distinct pale wing spots.

The northern cloudywing is a widespread North American butterfly characterized by the mottled, dark grey and brown spots that obscure its wing patterns.

The Yuma skipper is a North American butterfly restricted to riparian habitats in the western United States, notable for its dependence on giant reed grasses.

Juvenal's duskywing is a large, dark North American skipper butterfly noted for its subtle gray-wing fringe and early spring emergence in eastern forests.

The Rhesus skipper is a small North American butterfly notable for its relatively limited geographic range in the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Horace's duskywing is a prominent North American skipper butterfly that flies later into the summer, distinguishing it from similar early-spring duskywing species.

The dreamy duskywing is a North American butterfly recognized by its dark, inconspicuous wings and its early spring flight season in woodland habitats.