Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Fiji (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 291
1967
4329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 291
1967
4329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 285
1946
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 184
1507
3438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
688
1558 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
687
1557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
686
1550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
15
37 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
15
37 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
15
37 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 15
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Fiji
15 Genera with 37 Species | Arrhenes Mabille, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgythion Godman and S..., 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1876 | Awls | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macro | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oriens W.H. Evans, 1878 | Dartlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plestia Stål, 1950 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Suniana W.H. Evans, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1881 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fiji
37 Species and 11 Subspecies | Badamia atrox Butler, 1877 | | | Badamia atrox subflava Waterhouse, 1920 | | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Dalla agathocles agathodes (H.G. Dyar, 1913) | ⇒ Dalla agathocles agathocles C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Gorgythion beggina beggina Mabille, 1898 | | | Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded Awl | | Hasora chromus bilunata Butler, 1883 | | | Hasora chromus khoda Mabille, 1876 | | | Hasora khoda Mabille, 1876 | Large Banded Awl | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Macro moths | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Oriens augustula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | August Dart | | Oriens chaura (Evans, 1934) | ⇒ Oriens augustula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | Oriens fitjiensis (Mabille, 1878) | ⇒ Oriens augustula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | Plestia andromeda Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia antigone Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia arethusa Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia artemis Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia calypso Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia cassandra Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia cassiopeia Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia circe Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia danae Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia deianira Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia eurydice Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia galatea Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia galatea levuana Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia io Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia iphigeneia Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia marginata Montrouzier, 1861 | | | Plestia medusa Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia naias Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia nereis Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia niobe Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia scylla Fennah, 1950 | | | Plestia thetis Fennah, 1950 | | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Suniana tanus Plötz, 1885 | |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Fiji | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls, Policemen | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Trapezitinae
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Australian Skippers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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