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Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		519
5821
17620		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		517
5819
17618		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		494
5734
17452		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		321
4726
15307		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		68
1521
5006		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		67
1520
4992		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1511
4970		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths		2
50
113		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies		1
36
84		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers		1
36
84		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers		36
84		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
36 Genera with 84 Species
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Abantis Hoppfer, 1889Paradise skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Achalarus Scudder, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Atrytone Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1883Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Carcharodus Hübner, 0Mallow Skipper6SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Codatractus Lindsey, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Coeliades Hübner, 1793Policemen2SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings6SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1804Dingy Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers4SpeciesTaxom
Heteropterus Dumeril, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1857Rangers2SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Muschampia Tutt, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Netrobalane Mabille, 1864Buff-tipped Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters4SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1889Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Parosmodes Holland, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1857Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Pompeius W.H. Evans, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1928Checkered skippers19SpeciesTaxom
Quedionuchus Sharp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1870Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers5SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1781Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Talides Hübner, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
84 Species and 12 Subspecies
Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870Paradise Skipper
Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855Spotted Paradise Skipper
Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889Veined Paradise Skipper
Achalarus lycaeides
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863
Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893Rusty Swift
Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916False Swift
Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883Variable Swift
Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780Mallow Skipper
Carcharodus baeticus Rambur, 1839Eastern Marbled Skipper
Carcharodus floccifer Zeller, 1847Tufted Skipper
Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Carcharodus floccifer Zeller, 1847
Carcharodus lavatherae Esper, 1783Marbled Skipper
Carcharodus marrabii octodurensis
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Codatractus bryaxis Hewitson, 1867Golden Mottled-Skipper
Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782Striped Policeman
Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793Two Pip Policeman
Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832Banded Oak Dusky Wing
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis lucilius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Columbine Duskwing
Erynnis martialis Scudder, 1869Mottled Dusky Wing
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)⇒ Mastor eos Edwards, 1871
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771Chequered Skipper
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857Fulvous Ranger
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Muschampia baeticus (Rambur, 1839)⇒ Carcharodus baeticus Rambur, 1839
Muschampia floccifera (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Carcharodus flocciferus Zeller, 1847
Muschampia lavatherae Esper, 1783Marbled Skipper
Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864Buff-tipped Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes sylvanus sylvanus Esper, 1778
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852Large Skipper
Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889Water Skipper
Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873Morant's Orange
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857Common Hopper
Poanes yehl Skinner, 1893Southern Swamp Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862Little Glassy Wing
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803Large Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) andromedae Wallengren, 1853Alpine Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus accreta Verity, 1925
Pyrgus accreta jurassica
Pyrgus accretus Verity, 1925
Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus cacaliae Rambur, 1839Dusky Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus carlinae Rambur, 1839Carline Skipper
Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Pyrgus fritillarius Poda, 1761
Pyrgus cartharmi
Pyrgus cirsii Rambur, 1839Cinqfoil Skipper
Pyrgus fritillarius Poda, 1761
Pyrgus malvoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897Southern Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus onopordi Rambur, 1839Rosy Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus serratulae Rambur, 1839Olive Skipper
Pyrgus serratulae caecus FREYER, 1852
Pyrgus sifanicus warrenensis
Pyrgus warrenensis Verity, 1928Warren's Skipper
Quedionuchus glaber O.F.Müller, 1776
Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857Elfin Skipper
Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870Orange Flat
Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898Delagoa Grizzled Skipper
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper
Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804Brick Skipper
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781Clouded Flat
Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955)⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineolus (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyCoeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers		19
32		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers		12
46		Genera
Species
Taxom



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