Skipper (butterfly) | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Skipper (butterfly) ... Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. Read More

India has a rich biodiversity of butterflies, of which skippers are a well represented family. Of the seven subfamilies belonging to the family Hesperiidae, four are ... Read More

Family: Hesperiidae ... On a worldwide basis, approximately 3,500 of the 18,000 species of butterfly belong to this family, which is often referred to as the skippers​ ... Read More

Hesperiidae includes six subfamilies, and the giant skippers, formerly accorded family status (Megathymidae), have been relegated to a subset of the subfamily ... Read More

Description: The skippers are small to medium-size butterflies with orange or brown wings and stout bodies. Their antennae are distinctively hooked or recurved at ... Read More

Skipper, (family Hesperiidae), any of the approximately 3500 species of insects (​order Lepidoptera) that occur worldwide and are named for their fast, darting ... Read More

Family Hesperiidae (Skippers) ... The Hesperiidae are members of the Superfamily Hesperioidea. Worldwide in distribution, skippers are richest in the tropics. More ... Read More

Hesperiidae definition is - a large family of skipper butterflies (superfamily Hesperioidea) comprising the typical skippers. Read More

1, Fig. 2). The head is prominent, except in the giant skippers or Megathymini (​Hesperiinae), in which it is always smaller than the prothorax. They are normally​ ... Read More

What do they look like? ... These are short stout insects, with shorter wings than most butterflies. Their antennae end in thick hooks. Michigan species are mostly​ ... Read More