List Of Butterflies Of North America (Heteropterinae)
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Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae: firetips

* Dull firetip, '' Pyrrhopyge araxes''


Subfamily Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers

* Beautiful beamer, '' Phocides belus'' * Mercurial skipper, ''
Proteides mercurius ''Proteides mercurius'', the mercurial skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally calle ...
'' * Mangrove skipper, '' Phocides pigmalion'' * Guava skipper, ''
Phocides polybius ''Phocides polybius'', the bloody spot or guava skipper, is a species of butterfly in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, that is native to the Americas. It is found from the lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas in the United States south throu ...
'' * Teal beamer, ''
Phocides urania ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nea ...
'' * Silver-spotted skipper, '' Epargyreus clarus'' * Broken silverdrop, ''
Epargyreus exadeus ''Epargyreus'' is the genus of flasher butterflies, in the subfamily Eudaminae of skipper butterflies. The species are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms. Taxonomy Etymology The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", refer ...
'' * Pepper-spotted silverdrop, '' Epargyreus socus orizaba'' * Weak-frosted silverdrop, ''
Epargyreus spinosa ''Epargyreus'' is the genus of flasher butterflies, in the subfamily Eudaminae of skipper butterflies. The species are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms. Taxonomy Etymology The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", refer ...
'' * Zestos skipper, '' Epargyreus zestos'' * Hammock skipper, ''
Polygonus leo ''Polygonus leo'', the hammock skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butter ...
'' * Manuel's skipper, '' Polygonus manueli'' * White-striped longtail, ''
Chioides catillus ''Chioides'' is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae) They range from the south-western United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwi ...
'' * Zilpa longtail, ''
Chioides zilpa ''Chioides zilpa'', the zilpa longtail, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterf ...
'' * 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 ''Zestusa dorus'', the short-tailed skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called b ...
'' * White-crescent longtail, '' Codatractus alcaeus'' * Arizona skipper, ''
Codatractus arizonensis ''Codatractus arizonensis'', the Arizona skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are ...
'' * Valeriana skipper, '' Codatractus mysie'' * Double-striped longtail, ''
Urbanus belli Urbain Servranckx (born 7 June 1949), better known as Urbanus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer. Although he is most famous as comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as ''Bakske vol met stro'' (1979), ''Madamme ...
'' * Dorantes longtail, ''
Urbanus dorantes ''Cecropterus dorantes'', the lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular ...
'' * White-tailed longtail, '' Urbanus doryssus'' * Esmeralda longtail, ''
Urbanus esmeraldus Urbain Servranckx (born 7 June 1949), better known as Urbanus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer. Although he is most famous as comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as ''Bakske vol met stro'' (1979), ''Madammen ...
'' * Turquoise longtail, ''
Urbanus evona Urbain Servranckx (born 7 June 1949), better known as Urbanus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer. Although he is most famous as comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as ''Bakske vol met stro'' (1979), ''Madamme ...
'' * Brown longtail, ''
Urbanus procne ''Spicauda procne'', the brown longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas. Rare strays can be found up to southern New Mexico, southern Ari ...
'' * Pronus longtail, ''
Urbanus pronus Urbain Servranckx (born 7 June 1949), better known as Urbanus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book writer. Although he is most famous as comedian, some of his songs became hits, such as ''Bakske vol met stro'' (1979), ''Madamme ...
'' * 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 ''Telegonus anaphus'', the yellow-tipped flasher or dull astraptes, is a species of skipper butterfly in the subfamily Eudaminae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America to the West Indies and Mexico. Strays can be found up to t ...
'' * 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 Autochthon, autochthons or autochthonous may refer to: Fiction * Autochthon (Atlantis), a character in Plato's myth of Atlantis * Autochthons, characters in the novel ''The Divine Invasion'' by Philip K. Dick * Autochthon, a Primordial in the ' ...
'' * Sonoran banded-skipper, '' Autochton pseudocellus'' * Sierra Madre banded-skipper, '' Autochton siermadror'' * Hoary edge, ''
Achalarus lyciades ''Cecropterus lyciades'', the hoary edge, is a species of skipper in the family Hesperiidae which can be seen throughout the eastern United States in open woodlands, deciduous mixed forest and sandy areas. ''Achalarus lyacides'' is an uncommon b ...
'' * 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''


References

*Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003). ''Butterflies of North America.'' Boston: Houghton Mifflin. {{ISBN, 0-618-15312-8. Lists of butterflies of North America, * Hesperiidae by location, North America Lists of butterflies and moths of the United States, Hesperiidae