Skipperlings are butterflies in the subfamily Heteropterinae. With about 150 described species, this is one of several smaller skipper butterfly subfamilies.

Skipperlings
Large chequered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
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Genera

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The subfamily includes the following genera:

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