Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 633
8871
31367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 629
8860
31350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 599
8751
31129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
6950
25723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
2088
6926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 79
2082
6895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 75
2060
6820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
74
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
46
56 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
46
56 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 46
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
46 Genera with 56 Species
| Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anastrus Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1885 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclopyge Mielke, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dispar Waterhouse &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1767 | Palm Redeye | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freycinctia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1893 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lotongus Distant, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macro | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocybadistes Heron, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oriens W.H. Evans, 1884 | Dartlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orneates Hübner, 1876 | Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Powellia Maskell, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praxis Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocoladenia Shirôzu & S..., 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1910 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rachelia Hemming, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarbia Watson, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Signeta Waterhouse &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1855 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1832 | Grass Darts | 1 | 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, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1914 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Viola Evans, 1953 | Violet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Polynesia
56 Species and 28 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953 | | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Badamia atrox collenettei Evans, 1934 | | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus ruficornis area Plötz, 1885 | | | Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886 | | | Dispar compacta Butler, 1882 | Barred Skipper | | Erionota thrax Linnaeus, 1767 | Banana leaf roller | | Erionota thrax thrax Linné, 1767 | Banana Skipper | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Freycinctia thyrocopa | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868 | Donnysa Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa donnysa Hewitson, 1868 | Donnysa Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lotongus calathus balta Evans, 1949 | White-tipped Palmer | | Macro moths | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917) | ⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824 | Common Dart | | Oriens augustula alexina Plötz, 1884 | | | Orneates aegiochus (Hewitson, 1876) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus aegiochus Hewitson, 1876 | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites vibex lamida (F.D. Godman, 1907) | ⇒ Polites vibex praeceps Scudder, 1872 | | Powellia vitreoradiata (Maskell, 1879) | ⇒ Trioza vitreoradiata Maskell, 1879 | | Praxis porphyretica Guenée, 1852 | | | Pseudocoladenia dan fabia Evans, 1949 | Fulvous Pied Flat | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910 | Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Rachelia glaria | | | Signeta flammeata Butler, 1882 | Bright Shield Skipper | | Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Taractrocera papyria papyria Boisduval, 1832 | White Grassdart | | Telicota ohara iona Evans, 1949 | | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Trapezites caecilius (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868 | | Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868 | Eliena Skipper | | Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Trapezites phigalia Hewitson, 1868 | Heath Ochre | | Trapezites phigalioides Waterhouse, 1903 | Montane Ochre | | Trapezites sciron sciron Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Sciron Skipper | | Viola olla Evans, 1953 | |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Polynesia | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls, Policemen | 1
2 | Genus
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 | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 14
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Trapezitinae
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Australian Skippers | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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