The Skippers - Family Hesperiidae
The Skippers - Family Hesperiidae
The Skippers that are found in Ontario are generally on the small side. We don't have many brightly coloured species - they tend to be gray to orange/brown in colour. The family name refers to the bouncy, "skipping" pattern of their flight. Many think of these butterflies as "moth-like", but they are more closely related to true butterflies than they are to moths.
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Spreadwing Skippers - Subfamily Pyrginae
Spreadwing Skippers - Subfamily Pyrginae
Skipperlings - Subfamily Heteropterinae
Skipperlings - Subfamily Heteropterinae
Grass Skippers - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Grass Skippers - Subfamily Hesperiinae
More info on the family can be found on the Butterflies of Canada website.