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Taxonomy of Genus Heliopetes Billberg, 1820
White Skippers


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species
PhalanxObtectomera
Minet, 1986
8
1724
33194
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
6
1580
31274
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
3
1099
24454
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
2
1096
24391
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
1096
24391
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
242
9165
Genera
Species
TribePyrgini
Burmeister, 1878
33
1362
Genera
Species
GenusHeliopetes
Billberg, 1820
White Skippers
93Species
Subnodes of Heliopetes Billberg, 1820
SpeciesHeliopetes adusta Plötz, 1885  ⇒ Heliopetes alana
SpeciesHeliopetes alana Reakirt, 1868
Alana White-Skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes alba Edwards, 1866  ⇒ Heliopetes ericetorum
SpeciesHeliopetes americana Blanchard, 1852
SpeciesHeliopetes americanus
2Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes apex Evans, 1944  ⇒ Heliopetes marginata
SpeciesHeliopetes arana C.R. Beutelspacher, 1975  ⇒ Heliopetes alana
SpeciesHeliopetes arsalte Linnaeus, 1758
Arsalte Skipper, Black-Veined White Skipper
10Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes asna Hewitson, 1868  ⇒ Heliopetes leucola
SpeciesHeliopetes bianca Plötz, 1885  ⇒ Heliopetes petrus
SpeciesHeliopetes chimbo Evans, 1953
SpeciesHeliopetes cnemus Reakirt, 1867  ⇒ Heliopetes macaira
2Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes concinnata Mabille, 1904  ⇒ Heliopetes purgia
SpeciesHeliopetes crameri Billberg, 1820  ⇒ Heliopetes arsalte
SpeciesHeliopetes dividua Hewitson, 1868  ⇒ Heliopetes laviana
Laviana Skipper, Laviana White-Skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes domicella Erichson, 1848  ⇒ Heliopyrgus domicella
Banded White Skipper, Erichson's white-skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes erecetorum J.R. Haskin, 1914  ⇒ Heliopetes ericetorum
SpeciesHeliopetes ericerorum none, 1917
SpeciesHeliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852
Great Basin White Skipper, Great White Skipper
SpeciesHeliopetes erictetorum C.W. Woodworth, 1912  ⇒ Heliopetes ericetorum
SpeciesHeliopetes ersalte C. Linnaeus, 1764  ⇒ Heliopetes arsalte
SpeciesHeliopetes eulalia Plötz, 1885  ⇒ Heliopetes macaira
SpeciesHeliopetes figara Butler, 1870  ⇒ Heliopetes arsalte
SpeciesHeliopetes intensa Draudt, 1923  ⇒ Heliopetes omrina
SpeciesHeliopetes janice Ehrmann, 1907  ⇒ Heliopetes petrus
SpeciesHeliopetes laginia Hewitson, 1868  ⇒ Heliopetes petrus
SpeciesHeliopetes laviana Hewitson, 1868
Laviana Skipper, Laviana White Skipper
6Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes lavianus  ⇒ Heliopetes laviana
SpeciesHeliopetes leca Butler, 1870
SpeciesHeliopetes leucola Hewitson, 1868
SpeciesHeliopetes libra Evans, 1944
SpeciesHeliopetes ligania Plötz, 1885  ⇒ Heliopetes alana
SpeciesHeliopetes locutia Reakirt, 1867  ⇒ Heliopetes macaira
2Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes macaira Reakirt, 1866
Brown-Margined White Skipper, Turk's-cap skipper
9Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes macaroides Reakirt, 1867  ⇒ Heliopetes macaira
2Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes maimon Plötz, 1885
SpeciesHeliopetes margarita Bell, 1937
SpeciesHeliopetes marginalis Plötz, 1885  ⇒ Heliopetes petrus
SpeciesHeliopetes marginata Hayward, 1940
SpeciesHeliopetes menalcas Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Heliopetes arsalte
SpeciesHeliopetes nivea Scudder, 1872  ⇒ Heliopetes macaira
SpeciesHeliopetes nivella Mabille, 1883
SpeciesHeliopetes niveus Cramer, 1775  ⇒ Heliopetes petrus
SpeciesHeliopetes oceanus Edwards, 1870  ⇒ Heliopetes laviana
SpeciesHeliopetes ochroleuca J. Zikán, 1938  ⇒ Heliopetes purgia
SpeciesHeliopetes omrina Butler, 1870
Stained White-Skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes orbigera Mabille, 1888  ⇒ Heliopetes macaira
SpeciesHeliopetes pampina Plötz, 1886  ⇒ Heliopetes omrina
SpeciesHeliopetes pastor Felder, 1869  ⇒ Heliopetes laviana
1Subspecies
SpeciesHeliopetes petreus K.J. Hayward, 1939  ⇒ Heliopetes petrus
SpeciesHeliopetes petrus Hübner, 1819
SpeciesHeliopetes purgia Schaus, 1902
SpeciesHeliopetes randa Evans, 1953
SpeciesHeliopetes romaniana Bryk, 1953  ⇒ Heliopetes alana
SpeciesHeliopetes sublinea Schaus, 1902
East-Mexican White-Skipper

Synonyms
Heliopete (A.G. Silva, 1967)
Heliopetis (W.J. Holland & M. Cary, 1996)
Heliopotes (B. Schaefer & A. Breyer, 1942)
Helioptes (A. Hall, 1925)
Helioptetes (K. Okano, 1981)
Helipetes (F.M. Brown & L.D. Miller, 1975)
Helopetes (H.M. Tietz, 1972)
Leucoscirtes (S.H. Scudder, 1872)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Heliopetes
EnglishWhite Skippers


Distribution of Heliopetes Billberg, 1820
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F
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M
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P
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Argentina


Belize


Bolivia


Brazil
13 Species
Canada


Chile


Colombia


Costa Rica


Ecuador


France


Guatemala


Guyana


Honduras


Liberia


Mexico
8 Species
Nicaragua


Panama


Paraguay


Peru
8 Species
Saint Lucia


Suriname


Trinidad and Tobago


Uruguay


USA


Venezuela




Ecozone
Forest


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