Skippers are a family, Hesperiidae, of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies although they are placed in a superfamily Hesperioidea, which is a sister-group of the Papilionoidea.

They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have the antenna tip modified into a narrow hook like projection. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.

BUTTERFLIES ARE SOLD FOLDED IN PAPILLOTES NOT SPREAD AS WELL