Traditionally, the Hesperiidae were placed in a monotypic superfamily Hesperioidea, because they are morphologically distinct from other Rhopalocera (butterflies), which mostly belong to the typical butterfly superfamily Papilionoidea.
Tradicionalmente, as Hesperiidae situábanse nunha superfamilia monotípica chamada Hesperioidea, porque eran morfoloxicamente distintas dos outros Rhopalocera (bolboretas), a maioría das cales pertencían á superfamilia máis típica das Papilionoidea.