Genus
Hesperia (Branded skippers)
Hesperia colorado. Photo: (c) Liam O’Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Hesperia (the branded skippers) is a Holarctic genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. Most species are endemic to North America, Hesperia comma is widespread throughout the region. H. florinda is endemic to temperate eastern Asia. H. nabokovi is endemic to Hispaniola.