Skipper (butterfly)

Skippers
Female Essex skipper, Thymelicus lineola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
(unranked):	Rhopalocera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809

The skippers are a family of butterflies, the Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight.

Skippers used to be classified in their own superfamily, Hesperioidea, because they have their antennae clubs hooked backward like a crochet while the other butterflies have club-like tips to their antennae. Skippers also have generally stockier bodies than regular butterflies, with stronger wing muscles. ^[1]

1. ↑ Brower, Andrew V.Z. & Warren, Andrew (April 7, 2008). "Hesperiidae" Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved December 24, 2009.