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by wickedwillie on September 27th, 2004

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What are "skippers"?

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  • by wickedwillie on October 4th, 2004

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    Skippers are a group of insects in the order Lepidoptera. The skippers are usually counted as butterflies, but they are somewhat intermediate between the rest of the butterflies and the remaining Lepidoptera, the moths. There are about 4000 species of Skippers, of which many look frustratingly alike.

    Skippers are classified in the superfamily Hesperioidea, which includes only one family, the Hesperiidae. They differ in several important ways from the remaining butterflies, which are classified in superfamily Papilionoidea. Skippers have the antennae clubs hooked backward, have stocky bodies, and possess stronger wing muscles and better eyes.

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