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:
Hesperia assiniboia (Lyman, 1892) – Plains skipper
Hesperia attalus (WH Edwards, 1871) – dotted skipper – south United States
Hesperia attalus attalus (WH Edwards, 1871)
Hesperia attalus nigrescens (Gatrelle, 1999) – dark dotted skipper
Hesperia attalus slossonae (Skinner, 1871) – Slosson's dotted skipper
Hesperia caucasica Riabov, 1926 Caucasus
Hesperia colorado (Scudder, 1874) – western branded skipper
Hesperia colorado colorado (Scudder, 1874)
Hesperia colorado mattoonorum (McGuire, 1998)
Hesperia colorado ochracea – ochre branded skipper
Hesperia colorado oregonia – Oregon branded skipper
Hesperia colorado oroplata
Hesperia colorado susanae – Susan's branded skipper
Hesperia columbia (Scudder, 1872) – Columbian skipper – California to Southwest Oregon
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) – silver-spotted skipper or common branded skipper
Hesperia dacotae (Skinner, 1911) – Dakota skipper
Hesperia florinda (Butler, 1878)
Hesperia florinda florinda (Butler, 1878) Transbaikalia, Korea, Amur, Ussuri, Japan
Hesperia florinda rozhkovi Kurentzov, 1970
Hesperia juba (Scudder, 1872) – Juba skipper
Hesperia leonardus (Harris, 1862) – Leonard's skipper
Hesperia leonardus leonardus (Harris, 1862) – (= stallingsi (HA Freeman, 1943) – morph)
Hesperia leonardus montana (Skinner, 1911) – mountain skipper
Hesperia leonardus pawnee (Dodge, 1874) – Pawnee skipper (= ogallala (Leussler, 1921))
Hesperia lindseyi (Holland, 1930) – Lindsey's skipper – Southwest Oregon, California, Southwest Arizona
Hesperia lindseyi lindseyi (Holland, 1930)
Hesperia lindseyi eldorado (J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon, 1998)
Hesperia lindseyi macneilli (J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon, 1998)
Hesperia lindseyi septentrionalis (J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon, 1998)
Hesperia meskei WH Edwards, 1877 – Meke's skipper, Dixie skipper – Texas to Florida
Hesperia meskei meskei WH Edwards, 1877
Hesperia meskei pinocayo (Gatrelle and Minno) – Rockland skipper
Hesperia meskei straton (WH Edwards, 1881) – Easter Meske's skipper
Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863 – cobweb skipper
Hesperia metea metea (Scudder, 1864)
Hesperia metea intermedia (Gatrelle) – southern cobweb skipper
Hesperia metea licinus (Edwards, 1871) – Licinus cobweb skipper
Hesperia miriamae MacNeill, 1959 – Sierra skipper – Inyo County, California
Hesperia miriamae miriamae MacNeill, 1959
Hesperia miriamae longaevicola (McGuire, 1998)
Hesperia nabokovi (Bell & Comstock, 1948) Hispaniola
Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874) – Nevada skipper
Hesperia nevada nevada (Scudder, 1874)
Hesperia nevada sierra Austin, J Emmel, T Emmel & Matoon, 1998 – western Nevada skipper
Hesperia ottoe WH Edwards, 1866 – Ottoe skipper
Hesperia pahaska Luessler, 1938 – Pahaska skipper
Hesperia pahaska pahaska Luessler, 1938
Hesperia pahaska martini (MacNeill, 1964) – Martin's skipper
Hesperia pahaska williamsi (Lindsey, 1938) – William's skipper
Hesperia pawnee Dodge, 1874 Colorado
Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 – Indian skipper
Hesperia sassacus sassacus Harris, 1862
Hesperia sassacus manitoboides (Fletcher, 1888) – northwestern Indian skipper
Hesperia sassacus nantahala (Gatrelle & Grkovich) – Carolina Indian skipper
Hesperia uncas WH Edwards, 1863 – Uncas skipper
Hesperia uncas uncas WH Edwards, 1863 (= ridingsii (Reakirt, 1866))
Hesperia uncas fulvapella (Austin & McGuire, 1998)
Hesperia uncas gilberti MacNeill, 1964
Hesperia uncas giulianii (McGuire, 1998)
Hesperia uncas grandiosa (Austin & McGuire, 1998)
Hesperia uncas lasus (WH Edwards, 1881)
Hesperia uncas macswaini MacNeill, 1964 – MacSwain's skipper
Hesperia uncas reeseorum (Austin & McGuire, 1998) – Reeses' Uncas skipper
Hesperia uncas terraclivosa (Austin & McGuire, 1998)
Hesperia viridis (WH Edwards, 1883) – green skipper – Mexico, New Mexico
Hesperia woodgatei (RC Williams, 1914) – Apache skipper – Arizona, New Mexico, South Texas, North Mexico
