Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Forrest County (Mississippi, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 144
544
702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 144
544
702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 135
527
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 102
471
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
283
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
283
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
282
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Forrest County
11 Genera with 13 Species | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Forrest County
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Yucca Giant Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Forrest County | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 3
5 | Genera
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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