Hesperia (skipper)
| Hesperia | |
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| Hesperia comma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Hesperiini |
| Genus: |
Hesperia Fabricius, 1793 |
| Species | |
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About 20, see text. |
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About 20, see text.
Hesperia (the branded skippers) is a Holarctic genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. Most species are endemic to North America, Hesperia comma is widespread throughout the region. H. florinda is endemic to temperate eastern Asia. H. nabokovi is endemic to Hispaniola.
Presumably Fabricius named the genus for Hesperia, one of the Hesperides.
Hesperia species are:
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