What are skippers?

Skippers are insects in the order of adhesidoptera, which also includes butterflies and moths. Members of this big order of insects can be found around the world and many people are particularly interested in them, because some representatives of this order are strikingly beautiful, with a distinctive color that is very easy to identify. They are less brilliantly colored than butterfly relatives, but for some people they are still a theme of interest.

At first glance, the captain may look a lot like a butterfly. Like butterflies, the captains have six legs and two sets of wings used for flight. They tend to prefer an environment with a lot of flowers, feed on pollen and nectar and are daily, active during the day and at night. They are reproduced by laying eggs that hatch into the larvae, and the larvae spins cocoons for incubation before developing adults. Hich can be used for distinguishing between them. One of the defining characteristics of the captain is his flight, which tends to be very dart, and the insects appear to skip from place to place - where it comes fromTheir name.

Physically there are several differences between these insects and butterflies that can be seen during careful checks. Captain antennas are more smooth than slightly feathered and hang backwards rather than at the ends. Each of these types of insects also holds the wings differently, with the captains holding wings at different angles, so both wings in each pair can be easily seen. Compared to lean butterflies, captains also have muscular, feeding bodies.

Skippers have their own family, Hesperiiidae, in the command of Lepidoptera. There are about 3,500 species, all and others are constantly identified. Many of these insects a lot of the frustration of biologists look the same, so it is very difficult to identify them reliably. When identifying captains, it is important to have a very good eye, as gentle differences can place samples in completely different genera or species.