Skipper

Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the butterflies. Scientific name: Hesperiidae Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae; Latreille, 1809 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Superfamily: Papilionoidea . . #pindleindia #macrophotography #macro #insects