Hesperia (butterfly)
Hesperia (the Branded Skippers) is a genus in the Skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family.
Presumably Fabricus named the genus for Hesperia, one of the Hesperides.
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 caucasica Riabov, 1926
- 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 oregonia – Oregon 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 florinda (Butler, 1878)
- Hesperia florinda florinda (Butler, 1878)
- Hesperia florinda rozhkovi Kurentzov, 1970
- 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, Dixie 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, 1863 – 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 & 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 & 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 gilberti MacNeill, 1964
- 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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