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Skippers

Hesperiidae · 29 species

In Québec, the family Hesperiidae (order Lepidoptera) counts 29 species of insects. The stars? Hobomok Skipper, Essex Skipper and Silver-spotted Skipper, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 25 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais25
  2. Montérégie23
  3. Laurentides22
  4. Estrie21
  5. Mauricie20
  6. Montréal19
  7. Lanaudière18
  8. Capitale-Nationale16
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  12. Centre-du-Québec12
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  14. Laval11
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  16. Nord-du-Québec10
  17. Côte-Nord9

Skippers 29

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Hesperiidae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Hobomok Skipper1,073 observations
Essex Skipper893 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper682 observations
Dreamy Duskywing548 observations
Dun Skipper520 observations
Tawny-edged Skipper246 observations
Least Skipper239 observations
Northern Cloudywing205 observations
Juvenal's Duskywing182 observations
Arctic Skipper164 observations
Long Dash134 observations
Leonard's Skipper94 observations
Indian Skipper88 observations
Northern Broken-Dash84 observations
Peck's Skipper75 observations
Delaware Skipper44 observations
Columbine Duskywing42 observations
American Branded Skipper42 observations
Northern Grizzled Skipper40 observations
Broad-winged Skipper39 observations
Dion Skipper20 observations
Two-spotted Skipper18 observations
Pepper and Salt Skipper13 observations
Little Glassywing12 observations
Crossline Skipper12 observations
Mulberry Wing10 observations
Common Roadside-Skipper10 observations
Mottled Duskywing3 observations
Persius DuskywingErynnis persius