Skipper (butterfly)
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Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in th
Large skipper underside Bled
Western blue policeman (Pyrrhiades lucagus)
Grass skipper butterfly (Atalopedes campestris)
Red-underwing skipper (Spialia sertorius)
Grass skipper
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Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Skipper (butterfly)
…Heteropterinae – skipperlings (about 150 species) Hesperiinae – grass skippers (over 2000 species) Megathyminae – giant skippers (about 18 species; doubtfully distinct from Hesperiinae…
Silver spotted skipper butterfly female
Silver spotted skipper butterfly female underside