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Subfamily: Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Subfamily Description: Pyrgines are primarily tropical American species of the Family Hesperiidae. There are approximately 80 North American species. Most genera are tropical, but the duskywings and checkered-skippers are mainly temperate and also occur in Eurasia. Adults of many species land with their wings open, although some perch with their wings closed or half open. They imbibe nectar from flowers, and males of many species take in moisture from moist sand or mud. Some adults also feed on bird droppings. Many tropical species rest underneath leaves when inactive. Females lay eggs singly. Most species lay eggs directly on host-plant leaves, while others lay on nearby plants or objects. Almost all species use broad-leafed plants as their caterpillar hosts, and caterpillars live in rolled-leaf or webbed-leaf shelters.Sort method:
 Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion) |
 Belus Skipper (Phocides belus) |
| Guava Skipper (Phocides palemon) |
| Urania skipper (Phocides urania) |
| Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius) |
| Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
| Zestos Skipper (Epargyreus zestos) |
| Broken Silverdrop (Epargyreus exadeus) |
| Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) |
| Manuel's Skipper (Polygonus savigny) |
| White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) |
| White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus) |
| Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa) |
| Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander) |
| Emerald Aguna (Aguna claxon) |
| Tailed Aguna (Aguna metophis) |
| Mottled Longtail (Typhedanus undulatus) |
| Gold-tufted Skipper (Typhedanus ampyx) |
| Eight-spotted Longtail (Polythrix octomaculata) |
| Mexican Longtail (Polythrix mexicanus) |
| Short-tailed Skipper (Zestusa dorus) |
| White-crescent Longtail (Codatractus alcaeus) |
| Carlos' Mottled-Skipper (Codatractus carlos) |
| Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis) |
| Valeriana Skipper (Codatractus valeriana) |
| Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) |
| Bluish Longtail (Urbanus viterboana) |
| Double-striped Longtail (Urbanus belli) |
| Pronus Longtail (Urbanus pronus) |
| Esmeralda Longtail (Urbanus esmeraldus) |
| Turquoise Longtail (Urbanus evona) |
| Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) |
| Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus) |
| Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna) |
| Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius) |
| Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) |
| White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus) |
| Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) |
| Small-spotted Flasher (Astraptes egregius) |
| Frosted Flasher (Astraptes alardus) |
| Gilbert's Flasher (Astraptes alector) |
| Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus) |
| Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus) |
| Sonoran Banded-Skipper (Autochton pseudocellus) |
| Chisos Banded-Skipper (Autochton cincta) |
| Broad Banded-Skipper (Autochton neis) |
| Spike Banded-Skipper (Autochton longipennis) |
| Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) |
| Desert Cloudywing (Achalarus casica) |
| Skinner's Cloudywing (Achalarus albociliatus) |
| Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus) |
| Jalapus Cloudywing (Thessia jalapus) |
| Drusius Cloudywing (Thorybes drusius) |
| Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) |
| Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) |
| Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis) |
| Western Cloudywing (Thorybes diversus) |
| Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana) |
| Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo) |
| Fritzgaertner's Flat (Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri) |
| Stallings' Flat (Celaenorrhinus stallingsi) |
| Slota Flat (Celaenorrhinus stola) |
| Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius) |
| Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus) |
| Outis Skipper (Cogia outis) |
| Gold-costa Skipper (Cogia caicus) |
| Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas) |
| Starred Skipper (Arteurotia tractipennis) |
| Cleta Tufted-Skipper (Polyctor cleta) |
| Enops Tufted-Skipper (Polyctor enops) |
| Purplish-black Skipper (Nisoniades rubescens) |
| Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina) |
| Confused Pellicia (Pellicia angra) |
| Morning Glory Pellicia (Pellicia dimidiata) |
| Red-studded Skipper (Noctuana stator) |
| Cryptic Skipper (Noctuana lactifera) |
| Wind's Skipper (Windia windi) |
| Obscure Bolla (Bolla brennus) |
| Spatulate Sootywing (Bolla eusebius) |
| Mottled Bolla (Bolla clytius) |
| Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) |
| Golden-snouted Sootywing (Staphylus vulgata) |
| Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans) |
| Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) |
| Aztec Scallopwing (Staphylus azteca) |
| Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga) |
| Blue-studded Skipper (Sostrata nordica) |
| Polla Blue-Skipper (Paches polla) |
| Hoary Skipper (Carrhenes canescens) |
| Tanned Hoary-Skipper (Carrhenes fuscescens) |
| Glassy-winged Skipper (Xenophanes tryxus) |
| Crystal-winged Skipper (Onenses hyalophora) |
| White Spurwing (Antigonus emorsa) |
| Antigonus erosus (Antigonus erosus) |
| Large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus) |
| Pale Mylon / Dingy Mylon (Mylon pelopidas) |
| Bold Mylon (Mylon lassia) |
| Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta) |
| Arizona Powdered Skipper (Systasea zampa) |
| Pale Sicklewing (Achlyodes pallida) |
| Northern Sicklewing (Eantis tamenund) |
| Bruised Skipper (Zera hyacinthinus) |
| Tanned Blue-Skipper (Quadrus lugubris) |
| Orange-spotted Skipper (Atarnes sallei) |
| Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmaticus) |
| Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciata) |
| Common Anastrus (Anastrus sempiternus) |
| Common Bent-Skipper (Ebrietas anacreon) |
| White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina) |
| Slaty Skipper (Chiomara mithrax) |
| False Duskywing (Gesta invisus) |
| Florida Duskywing (Ephyriades brunnea) |
| Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) |
| Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) |
| Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) |
| Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus) |
| Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius) |
| Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus) |
| Scudder's Duskywing (Erynnis scudderi) |
| Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) |
| Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) |
| Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) |
| Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius) |
| Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
| Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) |
| Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
| Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) |
| Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius) |
| Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) |
| Yellow-rimmed Skipper (Aethilla lavochrea) |
| Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae) |
| Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis) |
| Mountain Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus xanthus) |
| Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura) |
| Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
| White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) |
| Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) |
| Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) |
| Erichson's White-Skipper (Heliopyrgus domicella) |
| Heliopyrgus sublinea (Heliopyrgus sublinea) |
| Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum) |
| Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira) |
| Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana) |
| Veined White-Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte) |
| Alana White-Skipper (Heliopetes alana) |
| Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus) |
| Scarce Streaky-Skipper (Celotes limpia) |
| Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) |
| Mexican Sootywing (Pholisora mejicanus) |
| Mohave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya) |
| Saltbush Sootywing (Hesperopsis alpheus) |
| MacNeill's Sootywing (Hesperopsis gracielae) |
