English: Skippers.
Clade:
Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies.
Species: 3500 species
ZoologyButterflies; diurnal.
Motion: quick, darting flights.
Antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections.
Absence of wing-coupling structure.
Region: worldwide; greatest diversity in Neotropical regions of Central and South America.
TaxonomyThey were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea. Most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea.