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Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Alta (Placer County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
137
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
137
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
134
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
124
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
54
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
54
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
53
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alta (Placer County)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alta (Placer County)
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938

Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Alta (Placer County)
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrapezitinae
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Australian Skippers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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