Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2638
5979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2630
5969 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2623
5962 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
2048
4944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
22
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 12
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afghanistan
12 Genera with 23 Species | Carcharodus Hübner, 1913 | Mallow Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1934 | Awls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesodina Meyrick, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muschampia Tutt, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1890 | Checkered skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Reverdinia Warren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1884 | African grizzled skippers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vinius Godman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Afghanistan
23 Species and 8 Subspecies | Carcharodus baeticus Rambur, 1839 | Eastern Marbled Skipper | | Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913 | Oriental Marbled Skipper | | Hasora khoda linda Evans, 1934 | | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia comma shandura Evans, 1949 | | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Mesodina halyzia halyzia Hewitson, 1868 | Eastern Iris-skipper | | Muschampia staudingeri loga | | | Muschampia staudingeri musta | | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Pyrgus alpina (Erschoff, 1874) | ⇒ Pyrgus alpinus Erschoff, 1874 | | Pyrgus alpinus Erschoff, 1874 | Mountain Skipper | | Pyrgus badachschana Alberti, 1939 | | | Pyrgus cashmirensis Moore, 1874 | Kashmir Skipper | | Pyrgus darwazica Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Reverdinia proteus | | | Spialia carnea Reverdin, 1927 | | | Spialia carnea carnea | | | Spialia geron Watson, 1893 | Aden Skipper | | Spialia orbifer Hübner, 1823 | Brick Skipper | | Spialia struvei Püngeler, 1914 | | | Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | | Thymelicus flavus (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883) | ⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883 |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Afghanistan | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 4
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Trapezitinae
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Australian Skippers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Hesperiidae at artfakta.se
Hesperiidae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiidae at gbif.org
Hesperiidae at irmng.org
Hesperiidae at itis.gov
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