Skippers

Skippers:

Skippers are a family, the Hesperiidae, of the Lepidoptera. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea.



Scientific name: Hesperiidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Lepidoptera
Rank: Family
Higher classification: Hesperioidea