Family Hesperiidae:
Skipper Butterflies comprise nearly 3,000 species worldwide,
250 of which call North America home. Roughly one third of
North American butterflies belong to this family. Skippers
are named for their rapid, erratic flight. Skippers differ
from the true butterflies in their proportionately larger
bodies, smaller wings, and hooked antennae, among many other
structural differences.
