Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Port of Spain (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
176
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
176
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 67
173
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
154
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
67
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
67
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
67
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
16
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
16
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 16
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Port of Spain
16 Genera with 16 Species | Anthoptus Bell, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antigonus Hübner, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apaustus Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgythion Godman and S..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1758 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nascus Watson, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanus Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saliana W.H. Evans, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spathilepia Butler, 1775 | Falcate Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophanes Godman and S..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Port of Spain
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthoptus epictetus Fabricius, 1793 | Trailside Skipper | | Antigonus erosus Hübner, 1812 | Common Spurwing | | Apaustus gracilis Felder & Felder, 1867 | Delicate Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Gorgythion begga Prittwitz, 1868 | Variegated Skipper | | Heliopetes arsalte Linnaeus, 1758 | Arsalte Skipper | | Hesperia sassacus sassacus T. Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Nascus paulliniae (Sepp, 1848) | ⇒ Pseudonascus paulliniae Sepp, 1842 | | Phanus marshallii (Kirby, 1880) | ⇒ Phanus marshalli Kirby, 1880 | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge phidias Linnaeus, 1758 | Original Firetip | | Saliana esperi Evans, 1955 | Perching Saliana | | Spathilepia clonius Cramer, 1775 | Falcate Skipper | | Symmachia technema Stichel, 1910 | | | Thracides phidon Cramer, 1779 | Jewel-studded Skipper | | Xenophanes tryxus Stoll, 1780 | Glassy-winged Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Port of Spain | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 10
10 | 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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