Butterflies in this family include:

Two brown and cream butterflies joined and facing away from each other

Dingy Skipper

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Orangey brown butterlfy on white clover

Essex Skipper

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Brown butterfly with white chequered marking in the undergrowth

Grizzled Skipper

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Orange butterfly with brown markings round the edge of its wings, on a leaf

Large Skipper

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Small orangey-brown butterfly on a dandelion-like flower

Lulworth Skipper

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Pale brown butterfly with distinctive white marking on a grass stalk

Silver-spotted Skipper

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Small orange butterfly on a grass seedhead

Small Skipper

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Notes

This website only shows butterflies found in Dorset. Dorset has all the British skippers except the Chequered Skipper, which is now only found in Scotland.