Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Morocco (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 414
3688
10146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 411
3684
10140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3637
10042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 251
2823
8299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
28
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
21
43 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
21
43 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 21
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Morocco
21 Genera with 43 Species
| Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1925 | Mallow Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 0 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1794 | Alligator bug | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1871 | Branded Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muschampia Tutt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ouleus Lindsey, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Powellia Maskell, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1839 | Checkered skippers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sloperia Tutt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1804 | African grizzled skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Syrichtus Boisduval, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morocco
43 Species and 9 Subspecies | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Carcharodus flocciferus Zeller, 1847 | Tufted marbled skipper | | Carcharodus lavatherae Esper, 1783 | Marbled Skipper | | Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913 | False Marbled Skipper | | Carcharodus tripolina (Verity, 1925) | ⇒ Carcharodus tripolinus Verity, 1925 | | Carcharodus tripolinus Verity, 1925 | False Mallow Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Erynnis alceae | | | Fulgora marginata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Javesella pellucida Fabricius, 1794 | | Fulgora pellucida (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Javesella pellucida Fabricius, 1794 | | Fulgora striata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Javesella pellucida Fabricius, 1794 | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Hesperia metea licinus Edwards, 1871 | Cobweb Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Ouleus calavius bubaris (Godman, 1895) | ⇒ Ouleus bubaris Godman & Salvin, 1895 | | Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883 | | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Porphyrogenes zohra Möschler, 1879 | Zohra Scarlet-eye | | Powellia adensis | | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803 | Large Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910 | Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Pyrgus fritillarius Poda, 1761 | | Pyrgus numida Oberthür, 1910 | | | Pyrgus onopordi Rambur, 1839 | Rosy Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus serratulae Rambur, 1839 | Olive Skipper | | Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | | Spialia ali Oberthür, 1881 | | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia doris Walker, 1870 | Aden Skipper | | Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Brick Skipper | | Syrichtus mohammed Oberthür, 1887 | Barbary Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus hamza Oberthür, 1876 | Moroccan Small Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Morocco | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 8
15 | 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 | 9
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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