---
title: "Least Skipper"
description: "Ancyloxypha numitor — Insetos e aranhas. Ancyloxypha numitor, the least skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/least-skipper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Least Skipper

> Ancyloxypha numitor — Insetos e aranhas. Ancyloxypha numitor, the least skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

- Scientific name: *Ancyloxypha numitor*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 26269
- Wikidata: [Q4753269](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4753269)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58481](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58481)

## Names

- en: Least Skipper
- es: Saltarina mínima norteña
- fr: Hespérie délicate

## Countries with the most observations

US (20249), CA (4073)

## Summary

Ancyloxypha numitor, the least skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. They have a weak, Satyrinae-like flight.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancyloxypha_numitor

## Photo

![Least Skipper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/least-skipper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Smith · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6797029

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/least-skipper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).