Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 79
266
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 79
266
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
238
352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
198
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
81
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
81
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
81
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
9
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
8
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
8
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Torres Strait
8 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Torres Strait
17 Species and 3 Subspecies | Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | Formosan Swift | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded Awl | | Hasora hurama Butler, 1870 | Broad Banded Awl | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Tagiades curatus (Felder, 1860) | ⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | | Tagiades curiosa (Felder, 1860) | ⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | | Tagiades korela (Felder, 1860) | ⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | | Tagiades monachus (Felder, 1860) | ⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | | Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | Nestus Flat | | Tagiades nestus korela Mabille, 1891 | | | Tagiades sivoa (Felder, 1860) | ⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | | Tagiades suffusus (Felder, 1860) | ⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | | Tagiades swinhoei (Felder, 1860) | ⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860 | | Taractrocera anisomorpha Lower, 1911 | Large Yellow Grass-dart | | Taractrocera ina Waterhouse, 1932 | Ina Grass Dart | | Trapezites heteromacula (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) | ⇒ Trapezites heteromaculata Meyrick & Lower, 1902 |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Torres Strait | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Trapezitinae
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Australian Skippers | 1
1 | Genus
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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