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Branded Skippers
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Branded Skippers

Hesperia

Hesperia, the branded skippers, is a Holarctic genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. Most species are endemic to North America, Hesperia comma is widespread throughout the region. H. florinda is endemic to temperate eastern Asia. H. nabokovi is endemic to Hispaniola.

Presumably, Johan Christian Fabricius named the genus for Hesperia, one of the Hesperides.

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21 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Branded Skipper

speciesHesperia comma

American Branded Skipper

speciesHesperia colorado

Juba Skipper

speciesHesperia juba

Leonard's Skipper

speciesHesperia leonardus

Indian Skipper

speciesHesperia sassacus

Plains Branded Skipper

speciesHesperia assiniboia

Green Skipper

speciesHesperia viridis

Uncas Skipper

speciesHesperia uncas

Dotted Skipper

speciesHesperia attalus

Pahaska Skipper

speciesHesperia pahaska

Cobweb Skipper

speciesHesperia metea

Meske's Skipper

speciesHesperia meskei

Columbian Skipper

speciesHesperia columbia

Lindsey's Skipper

speciesHesperia lindseyi

Nevada Skipper

speciesHesperia nevada

Apache Skipper

speciesHesperia woodgatei

Ottoe Skipper

speciesHesperia ottoe

Dakota Skipper

speciesHesperia dacotae

Hesperia florinda

speciesHesperia florinda

Sierra Skipper

speciesHesperia miriamae

Nabokov's Skipper

speciesHesperia nabokovi

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