Skippers found in Pennsylvania

There are approximately 3000 species

of Skippers worldwide. 

There are nearly 250 species in North America. 

Of that amount, there are only 55 species of Skippers found in Pennsylvania.

(Click on butterfly name for photo and description)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus)

Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)

Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)

Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)

Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)

Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)

Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)

Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)

Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)

Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)

Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)

Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Long Dash (Polites mystic)

Whirlabout (Polites vibex)

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)

Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)

Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)

Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)

Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin)

Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

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