A skipper's a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (superfamily Hesperioidea), named after their quick, darting flight habits. There're more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide,but with the greatest diversity occurring in the tropical regions of Central and South America. Skippers differ in several important ways from the remaining butterflies, which are classified in the superfamily Papilionoidea and the neotropical superfamily Hedyloidea. Collectively, these three… (More on Hesperiidae)