This is a list of the butterflies of family Hesperiidae, or the "skippers", which are found in Europe. It is a part of the list of the butterflies of Europe.
- Zeller's skipper, Borbo borbonica <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
- Mediterranean skipper, Gegenes nostrodamus <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
- Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio <small>(Hoffmansegg, 1804)</small>
- Silver-spotted skipper, Hesperia comma <small>( Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Large skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus <small>( Esper, 1777)</small>
- White branded swift, Pelopidas thrax <small>(Hübner, 1821)</small>
- Lulworth skipper, Thymelicus acteon <small>(Rottemburg, 1775)</small>
- Thymelicus christi <small>Rebel, 1894</small> uncertain taxonomic status
- Levantine skipper, Thymelicus hyrax <small>(Lederer, 1861)</small>
- Essex skipper, Thymelicus lineola <small>(Ochsenheimer, 1808)</small>
- Small skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris <small>(Poda, 1761)</small>
- Mallow skipper, Carcharodus alceae <small>(Esper, 1780)</small>
- Southern marbled skipper, Carcharodus baeticus <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Tufted skipper, Carcharodus floccifera <small>(Zeller, 1847)</small>
- Marbled skipper, Carcharodus lavatherae <small>(Esper, 1783)</small>
- Oriental skipper, Carcharodus orientalis <small>Reverdin, 1913</small>
- Stauder's skipper, Carcharodus stauderi <small>Reverdin, 1913</small>
- False mallow skipper, Carcharodus tripolina <small>(Vérity, 1925)</small>
- Inky skipper, Erynnis marloyi <small>(Boisduval, 1834)</small>
- Dingy skipper, Erynnis tages <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Spinose skipper, Muschampia cribrellum <small>(Eversmann, 1841)</small>
- Sage skipper, Muschampia proto <small>(Ochsenheimer, 1808)</small>
- Tessellated skipper, Muschampia tessellum <small>(Hübner, 1803)</small>
- Large grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveus <small>(Hübner, 1803)</small>
- Alpine grizzled skipper, Pyrgus andromedae <small>(Wallengren, 1853)</small>
- Oberthür's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus armoricanus <small>(Oberthür, 1910)</small>
- Foulquier's grizzled skipper, Pyrgus bellieri <small>(Oberthür, 1910)</small>
- Dusky grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cacaliae <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Carline skipper, Pyrgus carlinae <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Safflower skipper, Pyrgus carthami <small>(Hübner, 1813)</small>
- Alpine checkered skipper, Pyrgus centaureae <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Sandy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus cinarae <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Cinquefoil skipper, Pyrgus cirsii <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Southern grizzled skipper, Pyrgus malvoides <small>(Elwes & Edwards, 1897)</small>
- Rosy grizzled skipper, Pyrgus onopordi <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Olive skipper, Pyrgus serratulae <small>(Rambur, 1839)</small>
- Yellow-banded skipper, Pyrgus sidae <small>(Esper, 1784)</small>
- Warren's skipper, Pyrgus warrenensis <small>(Vérity, 1928)</small>
- Hungarian skipper, Spialia orbifer <small>(Hübner, 1823)</small>
- Persian skipper, Spialia phlomidis <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)</small>
- Spialia rosae <small>Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dinca, Vicente & Vila, 2016</small>
- Red underwing skipper, Spialia sertorius <small>(Hoffmansegg, 1804)</small>
- Spialia therapne <small>(Rambur, 1832)</small>
References
- Higgins, L.G. & Riley, N.D. (1970). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Collins
- Higgins, L.G., (1975). The Classification of European Butterflies. London, Collins, 320 pp.
- Kudrna O., Ed. Butterflies of Europe. Aula Verlag, Wiesbaden 8 volumes
- Tshikolovets, V.V. Butterflies of Europe and Mediterranean Area. Tshikolovets, Kiev