This is a list of the butterflies of family Hesperiidae , or the "skippers", which are found in Europe . It is a part of the list of the butterflies of Europe.

Contents

• Subfamily Hesperiinae
• Subfamily Heteropterinae
• Subfamily Pyrginae
• References

Subfamily Hesperiinae

• Zeller's skipper, Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
• Mediterranean skipper, Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmansegg, 1804)
• Silver-spotted skipper, Hesperia comma ( Linnaeus, 1758)
• Large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus ( Esper, 1777)
• White branded swift, Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
• Lulworth skipper, Thymelicus acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)
• Thymelicus christi Rebel, 1894 uncertain taxonomic status
• Levantine skipper, Thymelicus hyrax (Lederer, 1861)
• Essex skipper, Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
• Small skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Subfamily Heteropterinae

• Chequered skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771)
• Northern chequered skipper, Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829
• Large chequered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)

Subfamily Pyrginae

• Mallow skipper, Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
• Southern marbled skipper, Carcharodus baeticus (Rambur, 1839)
• Tufted skipper, Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)
• Marbled skipper, Carcharodus lavatherae (Esper, 1783)
• Oriental skipper, Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913
• Stauder's skipper, Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913
• False mallow skipper, Carcharodus tripolina (Vérity, 1925)
• Inky skipper, Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1834)
• Dingy skipper, Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Spinose skipper, Muschampia cribrellum (Eversmann, 1841)
• Sage skipper, Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
• Tessellated skipper, Muschampia tessellum (Hübner, 1803)
• Large grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, 1803)
• Alpine grizzled skipper, Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853)
• Oberthür's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910)
• Foulquier's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910)
• Dusky grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839)
• Carline skipper, Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur, 1839)
• Safflower skipper, Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813)
• Alpine checkered skipper, Pyrgus centaureae (Rambur, 1839)
• Sandy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cinarae (Rambur, 1839)
• Cinquefoil skipper, Pyrgus cirsii (Rambur, 1839)
• Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Southern grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
• Rosy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus onopordi (Rambur, 1839)
• Olive skipper, Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839)
• Yellow-banded skipper, Pyrgus sidae (Esper, 1784)
• Warren's skipper, Pyrgus warrenensis (Vérity, 1928)
• Hungarian skipper, Spialia orbifer (Hübner, 1823)
• Persian skipper, Spialia phlomidis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)
• Spialia rosae Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dinca, Vicente & Vila, 2016
• Red underwing skipper, Spialia sertorius (Hoffmansegg, 1804)
• Spialia therapne (Rambur, 1832)

Related Research Articles

Pyrgus is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genus Carterocephalus. They occur in the Holarctic with an additional group of species extending to the Neotropic.

References

• Higgins, L.G. & Riley, N.D. (1970). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN   9780002120289
• Higgins, L.G., (1975). The Classification of European Butterflies. London, Collins, 320 pp. ISBN   9780002196246
• Kudrna O., Ed. Butterflies of Europe. Aula Verlag, Wiesbaden 8 volumes
• Tshikolovets, V.V. Butterflies of Europe and Mediterranean Area. Tshikolovets, Kiev ISBN   9788090490000