Hesperia (butterfly)
 Hesperia (the Branded Skippers) is a genus in the Skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family.Presumably Fabricus named the genus for Hesperia one of the Hesperides.Hesperia species are:Hesperia assiniboia (Lyman 1892) – Plains SkipperHesperia attalus (WH Edwards 1871) – Dotted SkipperHesperia attalus attalus (WH Edwards 1871)Hesperia attalus nigrescens (Gatrelle 1999) – Dark Dotted SkipperHesperia attalus slossonae (Skinner 1871) – Slosson's Dotted SkipperHesperia caucasica Riabov 1926Hesperia colorado (Scudder 1874) – Western Branded SkipperHesperia colorado colorado (Scudder 1874)Hesperia colorado mattoonorum (McGuire 1998)Hesperia colorado ochracea – Ochre Branded SkipperHesperia colorado oregonia – Oregon Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado oroplata	Hesperia colorado susanae – Susan's Branded SkipperHesperia columbia (Scudder 1872) – Columbian SkipperHesperia comma (Linnaeus 1758) – Silver-spotted Skipper or Common Branded SkipperHesperia dacotae (Skinner 1911) – Dakota SkipperHesperia florinda (Butler 1878)Hesperia florinda florinda (Butler 1878)Hesperia florinda rozhkovi Kurentzov 1970Hesperia juba (Scudder 1872) – Juba SkipperHesperia leonardus (Harris 1862) – Leonard's SkipperHesperia leonardus leonardus (Harris 1862) – (= stallingsi (HA Freeman 1943) – morph)Hesperia leonardus montana (Skinner 1911) – Mountain SkipperHesperia leonardus pawnee (Dodge 1874) – Pawnee Skipper (= ogallala (Leussler 1921))Hesperia lindseyi (Holland 1930) – Lindsey's SkipperHesperia 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 SkipperHesperia meskei meskei WH Edwards 1877Hesperia meskei pinocayo (Gatrelle and Minno) – Rockland SkipperHesperia meskei straton (WH Edwards 1881) – Easter Meske's SkipperHesperia metea Scudder 1863 – Cobweb SkipperHesperia metea metea (Scudder 1864)Hesperia metea intermedia (Gatrelle) – Southern Cobweb SkipperHesperia metea licinus (Edwards 1871) – Licinus Cobweb SkipperHesperia miriamae MacNeill 1959 – Sierra SkipperHesperia miriamae miriamae MacNeill 1959Hesperia miriamae longaevicola (McGuire 1998)Hesperia nabokovi (Bell & Comstock 1948)Hesperia nevada (Scudder 1874) – Nevada SkipperHesperia nevada nevada (Scudder 1874)Hesperia nevada sierra Austin J Emmel T Emmel & Matoon 1998 – Western Nevada SkipperHesperia ottoe WH Edwards 1866 – Ottoe SkipperHesperia pahaska Luessler 1938 – Pahaska SkipperHesperia pahaska pahaska Luessler 1938Hesperia pahaska martini (MacNeill 1964) – Martin's SkipperHesperia pahaska williamsi (Lindsey 1938) – William's SkipperHesperia pawnee Dodge 1874Hesperia sassacus Harris 1862 – Indian SkipperHesperia sassacus sassacus Harris 1862Hesperia sassacus manitoboides (Fletcher 1888) – Northwestern Indian SkipperHesperia sassacus nantahala (Gatrelle & Grkovich) – Carolina Indian SkipperHesperia uncas WH Edwards 1863 – Uncas SkipperHesperia uncas uncas WH Edwards 1863 (= ridingsii (Reakirt 1866))Hesperia uncas fulvapella (Austin & McGuire 1998)Hesperia uncas gilberti MacNeill 1964Hesperia uncas giulianii (McGuire 1998)Hesperia uncas grandiosa (Austin & McGuire 1998)Hesperia uncas lasus (WH Edwards 1881)Hesperia uncas macswaini MacNeill 1964 – MacSwain's SkipperHesperia uncas reeseorum (Austin & McGuire 1998) – Reeses' Uncas SkipperHesperia uncas terraclivosa (Austin & McGuire 1998)Hesperia viridis (WH Edwards 1883) – Green SkipperHesperia woodgatei (RC Williams 1914) – Apache Skipper