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n.
- Nautical. The master of a ship.
- A coach, director, or other leader.
tr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.
To act as the skipper of.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from scip, ship.]
skip·per2 (skĭp'ər) 
n.
- One that skips.
- Any of numerous butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
- Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially the saury Cololabis saira of Pacific waters.
Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. The head and stout body of the adult skipper resemble a moth's, but most skippers hold the first pair of wings vertically at rest, as butterflies do. Most skippers are diurnal and lack the wing-coupling structures typical of moths. Larvae feed mostly on legumes and grasses, usually living inside folded or rolled leaves that may be woven together. They pupate in a thin cocoon of silk or silk and leaves.
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Wikipedia: skipper (butterfly)
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Insects in the family Hesperiidae (superfamily Hesperioidea) of the order Lepidoptera are commonly called skipper butterflies, after their quick, darting flight habits.
Skippers differ in several important ways from the remaining butterflies, which are classified in the superfamily Papilionoidea and the neotropical superfamily Hedyloidea. Collectively, these three groups of butterflies share several characteristics especially in the egg, larval and pupal stage (Ackery et al. 1999). However, skippers have the antennae clubs hooked backward like a crochet, whilst butterflies have club-like tips to their antennae and hedylids have feathered or pectinate antennae giving them an even more "moth"-like appearance than skippers. Skippers also have generally stockier bodies than the other two groups, with stronger wing muscles. Hesperioidea is very likely the sister group of Papilionoidea, and together with Hedyloidea constitute a natural group or clade.
There are about 3400 species of Skippers. They are usually classified in the following subfamilies:
- Awls, Awlets and Policemen (Subfamily Coeliadinae, about 75 species)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae, over 2000 species)
- Skipperlings (Subfamily Heteropterinae, about 150 species)
- Giant Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae, about 100 species)
- Spread-winged Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae, about 1000 species)
- Firetips (Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae, about 150 species)
- Australian Skippers (Subfamily Trapezitinae, about 60 species)
Note: Some authorities treat the Giant Skippers as a separate family, the Megathymidae, but more modern classifications place them within the subfamily Hesperiinae in the family Hesperiidae.
Many species of skippers look frustratingly alike. For example, some species in the genera Erynnis, Hesperia, and Amblyscirtes cannot currently be distinguished in the field by experts, the only reliable method of telling them apart involving dissection and examination of the genitalia.
Examples include:
- Aaron's Skipper - Poanes aaroni
- Chequered Skipper - Carterocephalus palaemon
- Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris
- Essex Skipper - Thymelicus lineola
- Lulworth Skipper - Thymelicus acteon
- Silver-spotted Skipper - Hesperia comma
- Large Skipper - Ochlodes venata
- Dingy Skipper - Erynnis tages
- Grizzled Skipper - Pyrgus malvae
- Dakota Skipper - Hesperia dacotae
References
- Ackery, P.R., de Jong, R and Vane-Wright, R.I. (1999). The Butterflies: Hedyloidea, Hesperioidea and Papilionoidae. Pp. 263-300 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.
External links
- Skippers of North America: Large format diagnostic photographs Cirrus Digital Imaging
- Tree of Life Hesperiidae
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Translations: Translations for: Skipper
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kaptajn, skipper
v. tr. - være kaptajn, føre
2.
n. - en der sjipper
3.
n. - en langærmet sweatshirt eller T-shirt
Nederlands (Dutch)
schipper, soort insect
Français (French)
1.
n. - capitaine, chef
v. tr. - être aux commandes d'un bateau
2.
n. - skipper
3.
n. - T-shirt (à manches longues)
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kapitän
v. - anführen, befehligen
2.
n. - Kapitän
3.
n. - Kapitän
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καπετάνιος, κυβερνήτης, αρχηγός ομάδας, (καθομ.) πελάτης που εγκαταλείπει ξενοδοχείο χωρίς να πληρώσει
v. - κυβερνώ σκάφος, ηγούμαι, αρχηγεύω, (καθομ.) ζω αλήτικα
Português (Portuguese)
n. - saltador (m), capitão (m) de navio, comandante (m) de avião
Русский (Russian)
шкипер, командир корабля, капитан спортивной команды, черт
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - capitán
v. tr. - capitanear
2.
n. - saltador, brincador
3.
n. - remera de manga larga (jogging)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapten på mindre båt, lagkapten, kapten på ett flygplan
v. - vara kapten
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 蹦跳的人, 略读者, 跳绳者, 长颌竹刀鱼
2. 船长, 队长, 机长, 领导者
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 船長, 隊長, 機長, 領導者
2.
n. - 蹦跳的人, 略讀者, 跳繩者, 長頜竹刀魚
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (어선 따위의) 선장, (팀의) 주장, 지휘관
v. tr. - ~의 일을 맡아보다
2.
n. - 가볍게 뛰는 사람, 무용수, 방아벌레
3.
n. - 긴 팔 스웨터, 긴 팔 티셔츠
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 船長, 主将, 跳ぶ人, セセリチョウ, 跳ねる人
v. - 船長をつとめる
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) دودة ألجبن, ألخنفساء, سمك طويل ألمنقار, ربان ألطائرة (فعل) يترأس, , يقود سفينه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קברניט, רב-חובל
v. tr. - שימש רב-חובל על
n. - דבר או אדם שקופץ
n. - חולצת טריקו עם שרוולים ארוכים
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