Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Perth (West Australia, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
927
1203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 238
927
1203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 225
892
1162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 165
754
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
226
256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
226
256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
224
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Perth
13 Genera with 14 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Antipodia Atkins, 1984 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Croitana Waterhouse, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exometoeca Meyrick, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesodina Meyrick, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Motasingha Watson, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1868 | Grass Darts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Perth
14 Species and 5 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Anisynta sphenosema Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Wedge Grass-skipper | | Croitana croites Hewitson, 1874 | Croites Skipper | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Exometoeca nycteris Meyrick, 1888 | Western Flat | | Hesperilla donnysa albina Waterhouse, 1932 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Mesodina cyanophracta Lower, 1911 | Blue Iris Skipper | | Motasingha dirphia Hewitson, 1868 | Dirphia Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Large Brown Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata occidentalis Tepper, 1882 | | | Taractrocera papyria Boisduval, 1832 | Western dart | | Taractrocera papyria agraulia Hewitson, 1868 | Western Grassdart | | Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868 | Silver Spotted Skipper | | Trapezites sciron Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Mallee Ochre |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Perth | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Trapezitinae
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Australian Skippers | 7
8 | 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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