Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Saint Thomas Parish (Surrey County, Jamaica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
171
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
171
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 62
154
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
127
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
41
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
41
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
41
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
12
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 12
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Thomas Parish
12 Genera with 10 Species | Astraptes Hübner, 1870 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chioides Lindsey, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesta Evans, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1790 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pyrrhocalles Mabille, 1904 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Wallengrenia Berg, 1897 | Broken-Dashes | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Thomas Parish
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Astraptes jaira Butler, 1870 | Jamaican Flasher | | Chioides catillus Cramer, 1780 | Albo Longtail | | Cymaenes laureolus loxa Evans, 1955 | | | Gesta gesta Herrich-Schä..., 1863 | Blue-banded Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793 | Purple Washed Skipper | | Perichares philetes Gmelin, 1790 | Caribbean Ruby-eye | | Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790 | Hammoch Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Saint Thomas Parish | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 7
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 5
5 | 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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