title: Hesperia attalus
text: # Hesperia attalus
  
  Hesperia attalus, the dotted skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers). It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1871 and is found in North America.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  The following subspecies are recognised:
  
  * Hesperia attalus attalus (W. H. Edwards, 1871)
  * Hesperia attalus nigrescens Gatrelle, 1999 – dark dotted skipper
  * Hesperia attalus slossonae (Skinner, 1871) – Slosson's dotted skipper
  