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Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
201
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
201
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
195
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
167
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
57
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
57
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
57
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Barrier Reef
9 Genera with 9 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1863Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Barrier Reef
9 Species and 7 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863Hairy Dusky Wing
Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855

Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Great Barrier Reef
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers
5
5
Genera
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