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Checklist of Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
for Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
950
23210
129447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
946
23177
129374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
891
22864
128304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
540
17347
106896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5242
22520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
97
5207
22468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
92
5177
22315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
226
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
173
472
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
173
472
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
173
472
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
73
175
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
73 Genera with 175 Species
#
A
B
C
E
G
H
K
L
M
N
O
P
S
T
U
V
W

Acleros Mabille, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Agathymus Freeman, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Aides Billberg, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1895Roadside-Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Ancyloxypha Felder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arrhenes Mabille, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Atrytonopsis Godman, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Banta Evans, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1932Swifts5SpeciesTaxom
Buzyges Godman, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Callimormus Scudder, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Calpodes Hübner, 1819Brazilian skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Caltoris Swinhoe, 1926Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Carystus Hübner, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts6SpeciesTaxom
Cobalopsis Godman, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Erionota Mabille, 1767Palm Redeye1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1793Dingy Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Halotus Godman, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Halpe Moore, 1932Aces1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1866Branded Skippers14SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypoleucis Mabille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1910Rangers1SpeciesTaxom
Kobrona W.H. Evans, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Leona Evans, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lerema Scudder, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Lotongus Distant, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Mimene Joicey & Talbot, 20087SpeciesTaxom
Monca Evans, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Monethe Westwood, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1883Demons9SpeciesTaxom
Nyctelius Hayward, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1777Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 193320SpeciesTaxom
Oriens W.H. Evans, 1869Dartlets1SpeciesTaxom
Orphe Godman, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1934Swifts7SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pastria W.H. Evans, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1915Branded Swifts5SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18328SpeciesTaxom
Pompeius W.H. Evans, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoborbo Lee, 1878Bevan´s swift1SpeciesTaxom
Sabera Swinhoe, 200812SpeciesTaxom
Sovia Evans, 1897Bicolour Aces1SpeciesTaxom
Suniana W.H. Evans, 193713SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 1910Grass Darts17SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1916Palm Darts30SpeciesTaxom
Teniorhinus Holland, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Thoon Godman, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Unkana Distant, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Vettius Godman, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Vinius Godman, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Virga Evans, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1863Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
175 Species and 87 Subspecies
Acleros nigrapex Strand, 1912Powdered Dusky Skipper
Agathymus remingtoni Stallings & ..., 1958Coahuila Giant Skipper
Amblyscirtes celia Skinner, 1895Celia's roadside skipper
Ancyloxypha arene Edwards, 1871Orange Least Skipperling
Arrhenes colattus (Plötz, 1885)⇒ Arrhenes dschilus Plötz, 1885
Arrhenes dschilus Plötz, 1885Iris skipper
Arrhenes dschilus iris Waterhouse, 1932Iris Skipper
Arrhenes klossii (Plötz, 1885)⇒ Arrhenes dschilus Plötz, 1885
Arrhenes marnas Felder, 1860Affinis skipper
Arrhenes marnas affinis Waterhouse, 1912Affinis Skipper
Arrhenes tranquilla Swinhoe, 1905
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Atalopedes mesogramma cunaxa (W.C. Hewitson, 1866)⇒ Atalopedes mesogramma mesogramma Latreille, 1824
Atrytonopsis hianna hianna Scudder, 1868Dusted Skipper
Banta linnei R.de Jong, 2008
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883Variable Swift
Borbo impar Mabille, 1883Yellow Rice Swift
Borbo impar lavinia Waterhouse, 1932Yellow Swift
Buzyges idothea Godman, 1900Idothea Skipper
Buzyges suborbicularis (Mabille, 1904)⇒ Buzyges idothea Godman, 1900
Callimormus omadius (Godman, 1900)⇒ Callimormus alsimo Möschler, 1882
Callimormus saturnus Herrich-Schä..., 1869Saturnus Skipper
Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878Blank Swift
Caltoris malaya Evans, 1926Malaya Swift
Carystus mutabilis (Spangberg, 1878)⇒ Chaetophyes compacta Walker, 1851
Carystus reticulatus (Spangberg, 1878)⇒ Pectinariophyes reticulata Spangberg, 1878
Carystus sorurculus (Spangberg, 1878)⇒ Pectinariophyes stalii Spangberg, 1878
Carystus stalii (Spangberg, 1878)⇒ Pectinariophyes stalii Spangberg, 1878
Cephrenes augiades Felder, 1860Orange Palm Dart
Cephrenes augiades sperthias C. Felder, 1862Orange Palm-dart
Cephrenes augiades tara Evans, 1935
Cephrenes moseleyi Butler, 1884Melanesian Palm-Dart
Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908Yellow Palm Dart
Cobalopsis cocalus Hayward, 1938
Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes minima Edwards, 1870Southern Skipperling
Erionota thrax thrax Linné, 1767Banana Skipper
Euphyes bimacula bimacula Grote & Robi..., 1867Two-spotted Skipper
Euphyes conspicua orono Scudder, 1872Black Dash
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Halotus angellus Plötz, 1886Angellus Skipper
Halotus saxula (Mabille, 1891)⇒ Halotus angellus Plötz, 1886
Halpe pelethronix pagaia Evans, 1932
Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892Assiniboine Skipper
Hesperia aurata Verity, 1924
Hesperia colaca (Wallace, 1866)⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma laurentina Lyman, 1892Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia hurama Butler, 1870
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Hesperia leonardus leonardus Harris, 1862Leonard´s Skipper
Hesperia metea metea Scudder, 1864Cobweb Skipper
Hesperia saruna (Wallace, 1866)⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Hesperia sassacus sassacus T. Harris, 1862Indian Skipper
Hesperia saturata (Wallace, 1866)⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Hesperia urejus (Wallace, 1866)⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
Kobrona kobres Plötz, 1885
Kobrona pansa pansa Evans, 1934
Leona lissa lissa Evans, 1937
Lerema accius Smith, 1797Clouded Skipper
Lerodea arabus Edwards, 1882Blotchy Gray Skipper
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Lotongus calathus balta Evans, 1949White-tipped Palmer
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Mimene atropatene Fruhstorfer, 1911Purple Swift
Mimene biakensis biakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Mimene kolbei RIBBE, 1899
Mimene melie de Nicéville, 1895
Mimene miltias Kirsch, 1876
Mimene toxopei R.de Jong, 2008
Monca telata Herrich-Schä..., 1869Telata Skipper
Monca telata tyrtaeus (Plötz, 1883)⇒ Monca telata crispinus C. Plötz, 1882
Monethe albertus C. & R. Felder, 1862
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889Clavate Banded Demon
Notocrypta feisthamelii Boisduval, 1832Spotted Demon
Notocrypta mangala (Plötz, 1882)⇒ Notocrypta waigensis Plötz, 1882
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Notocrypta renardi Oberthür, 1878
Notocrypta ribbei (Plötz, 1882)⇒ Notocrypta waigensis Plötz, 1882
Notocrypta waigensis Plötz, 1882Banded Demon
Notocrypta waigensis proserpina Butler, 1883Banded Demon
Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824Nyctelius Skipper
Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866Garita Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ocybadistes ardea Bethune-Baker, 1906Dark Orange Dart
Ocybadistes ardea ardea Bethune-Baker, 1906
Ocybadistes ardea heterobathra Lower, 1908
Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824Common Dart
Ocybadistes flavovittata ceres (Waterhouse, 1933)⇒ Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824
Ocybadistes flavovittata flavovittata Latreille, 1824
Ocybadistes flavovittata vesta Waterhouse, 1932
Ocybadistes flavovittatus Latreille, 1824Common Dart
Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus Latreille, 1824Common Dart
Ocybadistes flavovittatus vesta Waterhouse, 1932
Ocybadistes hypomeloma Lower, 1911Pale Orange Dart
Ocybadistes hypomeloma hypomeloma Lower, 1911Pale Orange Dart
Ocybadistes hypomeloma vaga Waterhouse, 1932
Ocybadistes knightorum Lambkin & Do..., 1994Black Grass-dart
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894Green Grass-dart
Ocybadistes walkeri hypochlora Lower, 1911
Ocybadistes walkeri olivia Waterhouse, 1933
Ocybadistes walkeri sonia Waterhouse, 1933
Ocybadistes walkeri sothis Waterhouse, 1933Yellow-banded Dart
Oriens augustula Herrich-Schä..., 1869August Dart
Orphe gerasa Hewitson, 1867Gerasa Skipper
Orphe porius (Mabille, 1883)⇒ Orphe gerasa Hewitson, 1867
Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793Purple Washed Skipper
Panoquina panoquin Scudder, 1863Salt Marsh Skipper
Parnara amalia Semper, 1879Hyaline Swift
Parnara bada Moore, 1878African Straight Swift
Parnara bada sida Waterhouse, 1934Straight Swift
Parnara cingala (Wallace, 1866)⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798African Straight
Parnara naso sida Waterhouse, 1934
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Pastria grinpela Parsons, 1999
Pastria pastria W.H. Evans, 1949
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Pelopidas agna dingo Evans, 1949Common Swift
Pelopidas lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell's Swift
Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell´s Swift
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Poanes lagon (P. Mabille, 1891)⇒ Poanes zachaeus Plötz, 1883
Poanes taxiles psaumis Godman, 1908
Poanes zachaeus Plötz, 1883Zachaeus Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793Cross-Line Skipper
Polites origenes origenes Fabricius, 1793Crossline Skipper
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites peckius peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck´s Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Polites themistocles themistocles Latreille, 1824Eastern Tawny-Edged Skipper
Polites vibex Geyer, 1832Whirlabout
Pompeius pompeius Latreille, 1824Common Glassywing
Pompeius sigida (Mabille, 1891)⇒ Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862
Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862Little Glassy Wing
Pompeius verna verna W. H. Edwards, 1862Little Glassywing
Pseudoborbo bevani Moore, 1878Beavan´s swift
Sabera caesina Hewitson, 1866Black & White Swift
Sabera caesina albifascia Miskin, 1889Black And White Swift
Sabera caesina barina Fruhstorfer, 1910
Sabera dobboe Plötz, 1885Miskin´s swift
Sabera dobboe autoleon Miskin, 1889Miskin´s Swift
Sabera dobboe meforica Fruhstorfer, 1911
Sabera fuliginosa Miskin, 1889White Fringed Swift
Sabera fuliginosa fuliginosa Miskin, 1889
Sabera fusca Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Sabera kumpia kumpia Evans, 1949
Sabera metallica R.de Jong, 2008
Sovia hyrtacus de Nicéville, 1897Bicolour Ace
Suniana larrakia (Rosenstock, 1885)⇒ Suniana lascivia Rosenstock, 1885
Suniana lascivia Rosenstock, 1885Dingy Dart
Suniana lascivia larrakia Couchman, 1951Dingy Grass-dart
Suniana lascivia lascivia Rosenstock, 1885Dingy Grass-dart
Suniana lascivia lasus Waterhouse, 1937Orange Dart
Suniana lascivia neocles Mabille, 1891
Suniana lasus (Rosenstock, 1885)⇒ Suniana lascivia Rosenstock, 1885
Suniana sauda (C. Felder, 1860)⇒ Suniana sunias Felder, 1860
Suniana sunias Felder, 1860Orange Dart
Suniana sunias nola Waterhouse, 1932
Suniana sunias rectivitta Mabille, 1878Orange Dart
Suniana sunias sauda Waterhouse, 1937Orange Dart
Taractrocera anisomorpha Lower, 1911Large Yellow Grass-dart
Taractrocera celaeno (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934
Taractrocera dolon Plötz, 1884Dingy Grass Dart
Taractrocera dolon diomedes Waterhouse, 1933Sandy Grass-dart
Taractrocera dolon dolon Plötz, 1884Dingy Grassdart
Taractrocera ilia Waterhouse, 1932Northern Grass Dart
Taractrocera ilia ilia Waterhouse, 1932Northern Grassdart
Taractrocera ina Waterhouse, 1932Ina Grass Dart
Taractrocera maevius maevius Fabricius, 1893
Taractrocera papyria Boisduval, 1832Western dart
Taractrocera papyria agraulia Hewitson, 1868Western Grassdart
Taractrocera papyria papyria Boisduval, 1832White Grassdart
Taractrocera psammopetra Braby, 2015Sandstone Grass-dart
Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934
Taractrocera trikora de Jong, 2004
Taractrocera udraka (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Ocybadistes ardea Bethune-Baker, 1906
Telicota ancilla Herrich-Schä..., 1869Dark Palm Dart
Telicota ancilla ancilla Herrich-Schä..., 1869Greenish Darter
Telicota ancilla baudina Evans, 1949
Telicota anisodesma Lower, 1911Large Darter
Telicota augias Linnaeus, 1763Bright-orange Darter
Telicota augias argilus Waterhouse, 1933
Telicota augias arula Evans, 1934
Telicota augias krefftii MacLeay, 1866Krefft´s Darter
Telicota brachydesma Lower, 1908Small Darter
Telicota brandti Parsons, 1986
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter
Telicota colon argea Plotz, 1883Pale Darter
Telicota colon argeus Plötz, 1883
Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775Common palm dart
Telicota colon vega Evans, 1949
Telicota eurotas Felder, 1860Dingy darter
Telicota eurotas eurychlora Lower, 1908Dingy Darter
Telicota eurotas laconia Waterhouse, 1937Sedge Darter
Telicota eurychlora (Lower, 1908)⇒ Telicota eurotas Felder, 1860
Telicota gervasa Evans, 1949
Telicota kezia Evans, 1949
Telicota melanion Mabille, 1878
Telicota mesoptis Lower, 1911Lower´s darter
Telicota mesoptis mesoptis Lower, 1911Lower´s Darter
Telicota ohara Plötz, 1883Dark darter
Telicota ohara ohara Plötz, 1883Dark Darter
Telicota paceka Fruhstorfer, 1911
Telicota pythias Linnaeus, 1763Bright-orange Darter
Telicota ternatensis moorei Rothschild, 1916
Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950Disjunct Skipper
Thoon taxes Godman, 1900Taxes Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Unkana formosella (Matsumura, 1935)⇒ Tagosodes pusanus Distant, 1912
Vettius warra (Möschler, 1882)⇒ Vettius tertianus Herrich-Schä..., 1869
Vinius exilis phellus Mabille, 1883
Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883)⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883
Virga phola (Evans, 1955)⇒ Virga silvanus Hayward, 1947
Wallengrenia egeremet Scudder, 1863Brown Broken Dash

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Australasia
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGegenini
Chou, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
12
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegathymini
Comstock & Comstock, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
15
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
12
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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