Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Iraq (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 232
1334
2478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 230
1330
2474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1313
2455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 146
950
1876 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
307
553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
307
553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
307
553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
13
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 11
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Iraq
11 Genera with 21 Species | Adopea | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1834 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1793 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metacharis Butler, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muschampia Tutt, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1784 | Checkered skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1823 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iraq
21 Species and 3 Subspecies | Adopea hamza nova | | | Adopea lineola | | | Adopea sylvestris | | | Carcharodus alcaeae | | | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Erynnis marloyi Boisduval, 1834 | Inky Skipper | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Metacharis sylvestra (Ménétriés, 1855) | ⇒ Metacharis ptolomaeus Fabricius, 1793 | | Muschampia tessellum Hübner, 1803 | Tesselated Skipper | | Muschampia tessellum nomas | | | Pelopidas midea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910 | Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus badachschana Alberti, 1939 | | | Pyrgus malvoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897 | Southern Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus pontica Reverdin, 1914 | | | Pyrgus sidae Esper, 1784 | Yellow-banded Skipper | | Spialia orbifer Hübner, 1823 | Brick Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus stigma Staudinger, 1886 | | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Iraq | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 5
10 | 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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