Hesperia (skipper)

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Hesperia
Female Common Branded Skipper(Hesperia comma)
Female Common Branded Skipper
(Hesperia comma)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Hesperia
Fabricius, 1793
Species

About 20, see text.

Hesperia (the Branded Skippers) is a genus in the Skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family.

Hesperia species are:

  • Hesperia assiniboia (Lyman 1892) - Plains Skipper
  • Hesperia attalus WH Edwards 1871 - Dotted Skipper
    • Hesperia attalus attalus WH Edwards 1871
    • Hesperia attalus nigrescens Gatrelle 1999 - Dark Dotted Skipper
    • Hesperia attalus slossonae (Skinner 1871) - Slosson's Dotted Skipper
  • Hesperia colorado (Scudder 1874) - Western Branded Skipper
    • Hesperia colorado colorado (Scudder 1874)
    • Hesperia colorado mattoonorum McGuire 1998
    • Hesperia colorado ochracea - Ochre Branded Skipper
    • Hesperia colorado oroplata
    • Hesperia colorado susanae - Susan's Branded Skipper
  • Hesperia columbia (Scudder 1872) - Columbian Skipper
  • Hesperia comma (Linnaeus 1758) - Silver-spotted Skipper or Common Branded Skipper
  • Hesperia dacotae (Skinner 1911) - Dakota Skipper
  • Hesperia juba (Scudder 1872) - Juba Skipper
  • Hesperia leonardus Harris 1862 - Leonard's Skipper
    • Hesperia leonardus leonardus Harris 1862 - (= stallingsi HA Freeman 1943 - morph)
    • Hesperia leonardus montana (Skinner 1911) - Mountain Skipper
    • Hesperia leonardus pawnee Dodge 1874 - Pawnee Skipper (= ogallala (Leussler 1921))
  • Hesperia lindseyi (Holland 1930) - Lindsey's Skipper
    • Hesperia lindseyi lindseyi (Holland 1930)
    • Hesperia lindseyi eldorado J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon 1998
    • Hesperia lindseyi macneilli J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon 1998
    • Hesperia lindseyi septentrionalis J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon 1998
  • Hesperia meskei (WH Edwards 1877) - Meke's Skipper
    • Hesperia meskei meskei (WH Edwards 1877)
    • Hesperia meskei pinocayo Gatrelle and Minno - Rockland Skipper
    • Hesperia meskei straton (WH Edwards 1881) - Easter Meske's Skipper
  • Hesperia metea Scudder 1864 - Cobweb Skipper
    • Hesperia metea metea Scudder 1864
    • Hesperia metea intermedia Gatrelle - Southern Cobweb Skipper
    • Hesperia metea licinus (Edwards 1871) - Licinus Cobweb Skipper
  • Hesperia miriamae MacNeill 1959 - Sierra Skipper
    • Hesperia miriamae miriamae MacNeill 1959
    • Hesperia miriamae longaevicola McGuire 1998
  • Hesperia nabokovi Bell and Comstock 1948
  • Hesperia nevada (Scudder 1874) - Nevada Skipper
    • Hesperia nevada nevada (Scudder 1874)
    • Hesperia nevada sierra Austin, J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon 1998 - Western Nevada Skipper
  • Hesperia ottoe WH Edwards 1866 - Ottoe Skipper
  • Hesperia pahaska (Luessler 1938) - Pahaska Skipper
    • Hesperia pahaska pahaska (Luessler 1938)
    • Hesperia pahaska martini MacNeill 1964 - Martin's Skipper
    • Hesperia pahaska williamsi Lindsey 1938 - William's Skipper
  • Hesperia pawnee Dodge 1874
  • Hesperia sassacus Harris 1862 - Indian Skipper
    • Hesperia sassacus sassacus Harris 1862
    • Hesperia sassacus manitoboides (Fletcher 1888) - Northwestern Indian Skipper
    • Hesperia sassacus nantahala Gatrelle and Grkovich - Carolina Indian Skipper
  • Hesperia uncas WH Edwards 1863 - Uncas Skipper
    • Hesperia uncas uncas WH Edwards 1863 (= ridingsii Reakirt 1866)
    • Hesperia uncas fulvapella Austin & McGuire 1998
    • Hesperia uncas giulianii McGuire 1998
    • Hesperia uncas grandiosa Austin & McGuire 1998
    • Hesperia uncas lasus WH Edwards 1881
    • Hesperia uncas macswaini MacNeill 1964 - MacSwain's Skipper
    • Hesperia uncas reeseorum Austin & McGuire 1998 - Reeses' Uncas Skipper
    • Hesperia uncas terraclivosa Austin & McGuire 1998
  • Hesperia viridis (WH Edwards 1883) - Green Skipper
  • Hesperia woodgatei (RC Williams 1914) - Apache Skipper

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