Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 526
5757
13395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 522
5738
13355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 504
5673
13247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 319
4508
10911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1151
2323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1148
2320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1148
2320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
51
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
47
52 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
47
52 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 47
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Macaronesia
47 Genera with 52 Species #ABCDEGHLMOPSTUW
| Achalarus Scudder, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adopea | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1872 | Roadside-Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Butleria Kirby, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1925 | Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratrichia Butler, 1879 | Forest Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chioides Lindsey, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiomara Godman and S..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1782 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaeodes Speyer, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drephalys Watson, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1793 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopyrgus Herrera, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalothyrus Mabille, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macro | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Molo Godman, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monza Evans, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muschampia Tutt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ouleus Lindsey, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panca W.H. Evans, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1790 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1889 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systasea Edwards, 1876 | Powdered-Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1863 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Macaronesia
52 Species and 19 Subspecies | Achalarus albociliatus Mabille, 1877 | Skinner's cloudywing | | Adopea christi | | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Amblyscirtes tolteca Scudder, 1872 | 'Prenda' Toltec Roadside-Skipper | | Ancyloxypha melanoneura Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Butleria flavomaculatus Blanchard, 1852 | | | Carcharodus tripolina (Verity, 1925) | ⇒ Carcharodus tripolinus Verity, 1925 | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Ceratrichia argyrosticta argyrosticta Plötz, 1879 | | | Chioides catillus Cramer, 1780 | Albo Longtail | | Chiomara asychis Stoll, 1780 | White Patch | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868 | Orange Skipperling | | Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865 | Dingy Dotted Skipper | | Dalla hesperioides C.Felder & R..., 1867 | | | Drephalys helixus heraclides Bell, 1942 | | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Heliopyrgus domicella Erichson, 1848 | Erichson'S White Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hyalothyrus neleus neda Evans, 1952 | | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Macro moths | | | Molo schausi (Lindsey, 1925) | ⇒ Molo mango Guenée, 1865 | | Monza camerona (Plötz, 1879) | ⇒ Monza cretacea Snellen, 1872 | | Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Ouleus calavius bubaris (Godman, 1895) | ⇒ Ouleus bubaris Godman & Salvin, 1895 | | Panca moseri Dolibaina, C..., 0 | | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Perichares philetes Gmelin, 1790 | Caribbean Ruby-eye | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Porphyrogenes passalus passalus G.A.W. Herri..., 1869 | | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Spialia agylla agylla Trimen & Bowker, 1889 | Grassveld Sandman | | Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867 | | | Systasea pulverulenta Felder, 1869 | Powdered Skipper | | Systasea zampa Edwards, 1876 | Arizona Powdered Skipper | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon christi Rebel, 1894 | | | Thymelicus christi Rebel, 1894 | Canarian Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Wallengrenia otho mago (G.A.W. Herri..., 1863) | ⇒ Wallengrenia otho misera Lucas, 1857 |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Macaronesia | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 22
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 18
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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