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Hersperidea (Skippers)

Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. They are generally called butterflies.
They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea.
They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections.

Moreover, skippers mostly have an absence of wing-coupling structure available in most moths.
More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.
88 species in this gallery
Great Orange Awlet (Bibasis etelka)
:: Great Orange Awlet (Bibasis etelka)  :: 		Branded Orange Awlet (Burara oedipodea)
:: Branded Orange Awlet (Burara oedipodea) :: 		Small Green Awlet (Bibasis amara)
:: Small Green Awlet (Bibasis amara) ::
Orangetail Awl (Bibasis sena)
:: Orangetail Awl (Bibasis sena) :: 		Yellow Banded Awl (Hasora schoenherr)
:: Yellow Banded Awl (Hasora schoenherr) :: 		White Banded Awl (Hasora taminatus ssp. malayana)
:: White Banded Awl (Hasora taminatus ssp. malayana) ::
Siamese Awl (Hasora proxissima)
:: Siamese Awl (Hasora proxissima) :: 		Common Banded Awl (Hasora chromus)
:: Common Banded Awl (Hasora chromus) :: 		Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta)
:: Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta) ::
Common Awl (Hasora badra)
:: Common Awl (Hasora badra) :: 		Brown Awl (Badamia exclamationis)
:: Brown Awl (Badamia exclamationis) :: 		Agava Skipper (Pirdana distanti)
:: Agava Skipper (Pirdana distanti) ::
Coconut Skipper (Hidari irava)
:: Coconut Skipper (Hidari irava) :: 		Orange-ciliate Palmer (Zela zeus)
:: Orange-ciliate Palmer (Zela zeus) :: 		Common Redeye (Matapa aria)
:: Common Redeye (Matapa aria) ::
Grey-brand Redeye (Matapa druna)
:: Grey-brand Redeye (Matapa druna) :: 		Narrow-branded Palm Dart(Telicota ohara)
:: Narrow-branded Palm Dart(Telicota ohara) :: 		Pale Palm Dart (Telicota colon)
:: Pale Palm Dart (Telicota colon) ::
Bright-orange Darter (Telicota augias)
:: Bright-orange Darter (Telicota augias) :: 		Dark Palm-Dart (Telicota bambusae)
:: Dark Palm-Dart (Telicota bambusae) :: 		Lesser Dart (Potanthus omaha)
:: Lesser Dart (Potanthus omaha) ::
Chinese Dart (Potanthus confucius)
:: Chinese Dart (Potanthus confucius) :: 		Lesser Band Dart (Potanthus trachala)
:: Lesser Band Dart (Potanthus trachala) :: 		Ganda Dart (Potanthus ganda)
:: Ganda Dart (Potanthus ganda) ::
Yellow Grass Dart (Taractrocera archias)
:: Yellow Grass Dart (Taractrocera archias) :: 		Detached Dart Potanthus (trachala ssp. tytleri)
:: Detached Dart Potanthus (trachala ssp. tytleri) :: 		Lydia Dart Potanthus lydia
:: Lydia Dart Potanthus lydia ::
Common Grass-Dart (Taractrocera maevius)
:: Common Grass-Dart (Taractrocera maevius) :: 		Plain Palm Dart (Cephrenes acalle ssp. niasicus)
:: Plain Palm Dart (Cephrenes acalle ssp. niasicus) :: 		Grass Bob (Suada swerga)
:: Grass Bob (Suada swerga) ::
Common Dartlet (Oriens gola)
:: Common Dartlet (Oriens gola) :: 		Smaller Dartlet (Oriens goloides)
:: Smaller Dartlet (Oriens goloides) :: 		Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius)
:: Indian Palm Bob (Suastus gremius) ::
Chestnut Bob (lambrix salsala)
:: Chestnut Bob (lambrix salsala) :: 		Spotless Bob (Idmon distanti)
:: Spotless Bob (Idmon distanti) :: 		Narrowbanded Velvet Bob
:: Narrowbanded Velvet Bob ::
Bright Red Velvet Bob (Koruthaialos sindu)
:: Bright Red Velvet Bob (Koruthaialos sindu) :: 		Swinhoe's Forest Bob (Scobura isota)
:: Swinhoe's Forest Bob (Scobura isota) :: 		Great Swift (Pelopidas assamensis)
:: Great Swift (Pelopidas assamensis) ::
Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)
:: Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias) :: 		Dark Branded Swift (Caltoris brunnea)
:: Dark Branded Swift (Caltoris brunnea) :: 		Paintbrush Swift (Baoris farri)
:: Paintbrush Swift (Baoris farri) ::
Contiguous Swift (Polytremis lubricans)
:: Contiguous Swift (Polytremis lubricans) :: 		Continental Swift (Parnara ganga)
:: Continental Swift (Parnara ganga) :: 		Blank Swift (Caltoris kumara)
:: Blank Swift (Caltoris kumara) ::
Oriental Straight Swift (Parnara bada)
:: Oriental Straight Swift (Parnara bada) :: 		Formosan Swift (Borbo cinnara)
:: Formosan Swift (Borbo cinnara) :: 		Tree Flitter (Hyarotis adrastus)
:: Tree Flitter (Hyarotis adrastus) ::
Grass Demon (Udaspes fulos)
:: Grass Demon (Udaspes fulos) :: 		Clavated Banded Demon (Notocrypta clavata)
:: Clavated Banded Demon (Notocrypta clavata) :: 		Common Banded Demon (Notocrypta paralysos)
:: Common Banded Demon (Notocrypta paralysos) ::
Restricted Demon (Notocrypta curvifascia)
:: Restricted Demon (Notocrypta curvifascia) :: 		Spotted Demon (Notocrypta feisthamelii)
:: Spotted Demon (Notocrypta feisthamelii) :: 		Chocolate Demon. (Ancistroides nigrita othonias)
:: Chocolate Demon. (Ancistroides nigrita othonias) ::
Forest Hopper (Astictopterus jama)
:: Forest Hopper (Astictopterus jama) :: 		Common Bush Hopper (Ampittia dioscorides)
:: Common Bush Hopper (Ampittia dioscorides) :: 		Giant Redeye (Gangara thyrsis)
:: Giant Redeye (Gangara thyrsis) ::
Long-banded Ace (Halpe Zola)
:: Long-banded Ace (Halpe Zola) :: 		Overlapped Ace (Halpe arcuata)
:: Overlapped Ace (Halpe arcuata) :: 		Pale-marked Ace (Halpe hauxwelli)
:: Pale-marked Ace (Halpe hauxwelli) ::
Light Straw Ace (Pithauria stramineipennis)
:: Light Straw Ace (Pithauria stramineipennis) :: 		Dark Straw Ace (Pithauria murdava)
::  Dark Straw Ace (Pithauria murdava) :: 		Dark Banded Ace (Halpe zema)
:: Dark Banded Ace (Halpe zema) ::
Moore's Ace (Halpe porus)
:: Moore's Ace (Halpe porus) :: 		Golden Ace (Thoressa masoni)
:: Golden Ace (Thoressa masoni) :: 		Silver-breast Ace (Halpemorpha albipectus)
:: Silver-breast Ace (Halpemorpha albipectus) ::
Watson's Wight (Iton watsonii)
:: Watson's Wight (Iton watsonii) :: 		Common Wight (Iton semamora)
:: Common Wight (Iton semamora) :: 		Dusky Partwing (Psolos fuligo)
:: Dusky Partwing (Psolos fuligo) ::
Pied Flat (Tagiades japetus)
:: Pied Flat (Tagiades japetus) :: 		Evans's White Flat (Seseria strigata)
:: Evans's White Flat (Seseria strigata) :: 		Large Snow Flat (Tagiades gana ssp. gana)
:: Large Snow Flat (Tagiades gana ssp. gana) ::
Water Snow Flat (Tagiades vajuana)
:: Water Snow Flat (Tagiades vajuana) :: 		Dark-edged Snow Flat (Tagiades menaka)
:: Dark-edged Snow Flat (Tagiades menaka) :: 		Conjoin-spotted Pied Flat (Coladenia agni)
:: Conjoin-spotted Pied Flat (Coladenia agni) ::
Fulvous Pied Flat (Pseudocoladenia dan)
:: Fulvous Pied Flat (Pseudocoladenia dan) :: 		White Banded Flat (Celaenorrhinus asmara)
:: White Banded Flat (Celaenorrhinus asmara) :: 		Dark Yellow-banded Flat (Aurivittia aurivittata)
:: Dark Yellow-banded Flat (Aurivittia aurivittata) ::
Common Small Flat (Sarangesa dasahara)
:: Common Small Flat (Sarangesa dasahara) :: 		Zigzag Flat (Odina decoratus)
:: Zigzag Flat (Odina decoratus) :: 		White-banded Flat (Gerosis phisara)
:: White-banded Flat (Gerosis phisara) ::
Yellow Flat (Mooreana trichoneura)
:: Yellow Flat (Mooreana trichoneura) :: 		Chestnut Angle (Odontoptilum angulata)
:: Chestnut Angle (Odontoptilum angulata) :: 		Obtuse-winged Angle (Tapena thwaitesi) aka Dark Flat
:: Obtuse-winged Angle (Tapena thwaitesi) aka Dark Flat ::
Spotted Angle (Caprona agama)
:: Spotted Angle (Caprona agama) :: 		Yellow-spotted Angle (Caprona alida)
:: Yellow-spotted Angle (Caprona alida) :: 		Tawny Angle (Ctenoptilum vasava)
:: Tawny Angle (Ctenoptilum vasava) ::
Banded Angle (Odontoptilum pygela)
:: Banded Angle (Odontoptilum pygela) ::

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Don12-Mar-2022 10:41
Some of your skippers are really striking and unusual. This is a great collection.
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