Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Palau (Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 220
1151
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 220
1151
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 205
1100
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
768
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
32
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
30
34 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
30
34 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 30
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Palau
30 Genera with 34 Species
| Ancistroides Butler, 1824 | Chocolate Demons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caltoris Swinhoe, 1883 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1879 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choaspes Moore, 1867 | Awlkings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darpa Moore, 1873 | Hairy Angle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1767 | Palm Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1780 | Awls | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 1865 | Chestnut Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nicevillea W.H. Evans, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1881 | Demons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1798 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pirdana Distant, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plastingia Butler, 1883 | Spotted Lancers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potanthus Scudder, 1863 | Dart species | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocoladenia Shirôzu & S..., 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyroneura Eliot, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Suastus Moore, 1798 | Palm bob | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1865 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udaspes Moore, 1775 | Grass demon | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Unkana Distant, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palau
34 Species and 7 Subspecies | Ancistroides gemmifer Butler, 1877 | Gem Demon | | Ancistroides nigrita Latreille, 1824 | Chocolate Demon | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | Formosan Swift | | Caltoris tulsi de Nicéville, 1883 | Malayan Purple Swift | | Celaenorrhinus aurivittata Moore, 1879 | Dark Yello-banded Flat | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Choaspes subcaudata Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Darpa striata Druce, 1873 | Strianted Angle | | Erionota thrax Linnaeus, 1767 | Banana leaf roller | | Hasora badra Moore, 1857 | Ceylon Awl | | Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded Awl | | Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded awl | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Nicevillea epiplemoides Hampson, 1895 | | | Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889 | Clavate Banded Demon | | Notocrypta paralysos Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | Banded Demon | | Parnara bada Moore, 1878 | African Straight Swift | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pirdana hyela Hewitson, 1867 | Green-striped Palmer | | Plastingia naga de Nicéville, 1883 | Chequered Lancer | | Poanes taxiles psaumis Godman, 1908 | | | Potanthus omaha Edwards, 1863 | Lesser Dart | | Pseudocoladenia dan Fabricius, 1787 | Fulvous Pied Flat | | Pyroneura flavia Staudinger, 1889 | Latania scale | | Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798 | Ceylon Ace | | Tagiades gana Moore, 1865 | Immaculate | | Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775 | Chestnut Bob | | Unkana ambasa Moore, 1857 | Hoary Palmer |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Palau | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls, Policemen | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 21
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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