Skippers – Family Hesperiidae

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Lepidoptera:  Family Hesperiidae – Skippers

Skipper Photo Gallery

B= Buchanan

D= Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
Ancyloxypha numitor	Least Skipper	April-October	R,T
Atalopedes campestris	Sachem	April-December	R,T
Autochton cellus	Golden Banded-Skipper	late April-late July	B,T
Epargyreus clarus	Silver-spotted Skipper	mid March-late October	B, R, T
Erynnis baptisiae	Wild Indigo Duskywing	March-October	R,T
Erynnis brizo	Sleepy Duskywing	mid March-mid June	T
Erynnis icelus	Dreamy Duskywing	mid March-early June	T
Erynnis juvenalis	Juvenal’s Duskywing	early March-June	B,R,T
Erynnis martialis	Mottled Duskywing	early April-early August	R,T
Erynnis persius	Persius Duskywing	late April-early June	T
Euphyes vestris	Dun Skipper	mid April-mid October	R,T
Hesperia sassacus	Indian Skipper	May-early July	T
Hylephila phyleus	Fiery Skipper	May-mid November	T
Poanes hobomok	Hobomok Skipper	early April-late July	R
Poanes zabulon	Zabulon Skipper	April-mid October	R,T
Polites origenes	Crossline Skipper	May-mid October	T
Polites peckius	Peck’s Skipper	April-mid October	R,T
Polites themistocles	Tawny-edged Skipper	May-mid September	R
Pompeius verna	Little Glassywing	late May-early October	T
Thorybes bathyllus	Southern Cloudywing	May-August	B, T
Thorybes pylades	Northern Cloudywing	April-August	T
Thymelicus lineola	European Skipper	June-July	T
Urbanus proteus	Long-tailed Skipper	late June-early November	T
Wallengrenia egeremet	Northern Broken-Dash	mid May-early October	T

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