Hesperiidae {family} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera;

Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilionoidea (the butterflies). They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections. Moreover, skippers mostly lack wing-coupling structure available in most moths. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	67,155	Public Records:	48,061
Specimens with Sequences:	61,646	Public Species:	2,604
Specimens with Barcodes:	58,725	Public BINs:	2,767
Species:	3,615
Species With Barcodes:	3,080
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Costa Rica 29061 Brazil 1062 China 298 Peru 4369 Bolivia 739 Thailand 268 United States 3014 Panama 727 Germany 239 Mexico 1965 Ecuador 670 Trinidad and Tobago 198 Colombia 1574 Australia 621 Romania 184 Canada 1446 Italy 574 South Africa 170 Argentina 1371 Spain 441