Read about related Lepidoptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. The skipper members of this Order of insects are generally small and characterized by fast flight. Their wing venation and widely separated, curve-tipped antennae, also distinguish this group. Skippers are divided into giant skipper, grass skipper, shrub skipper and mimic skipper families.

Harpalus Skipper Hesperia comma harpalus Lepidoptera Hesperidae Belonging to the geographically varied genus of Holarctic Grass Skippers, this regional subspecies is found on the Eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. You'll notice the long black proboscis probing the nectar reserves from a meadow flower. This group of skippers feed on grasses and the caterpillars live in nests constructed from rolled leaves. The adults fly from early to late summer. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects