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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1230
4073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1229
4072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1222
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
46
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
39
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
39
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
39
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
24
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
24 Genera with 39 Species
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Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1862Roadside-Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Atrytone Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers10SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters4SpeciesTaxom
Perichares Scudder, 1867Ruby-eyes1SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 19448SpeciesTaxom
Sacrator W.H. Evans, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Vinius Godman, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
39 Species and 20 Subspecies
Amblyscirtes vialis Edwards, 1862Black Little Skipper
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Atalopedes mesogramma cunaxa (W.C. Hewitson, 1866)⇒ Atalopedes mesogramma mesogramma Latreille, 1824
Atrytone arogos Boisduval & ..., 1834Arogos Skipper
Cephrenes trichopepla trichopepla Lower, 1908
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Euphyes vestris vestris (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Euphyes vestris metacomet Harris, 1862
Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892Assiniboine Skipper
Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871Dotted Skipper
Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado idaho W. H. Edwards, 1883Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma oregonia W. H. Edwards, 1883
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862Indian Skipper
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866Garita Skipper
Oarisma poweshiek Parker, 1870Eastern Skipperling
Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852California Skipper
Ochlodes agricola agricola Boisduval, 1852Rural Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Woodland Skipper
Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829Southern Dimorphic Skipper
Polites draco W.H. Edwards, 1871Draco Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites peckius peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck´s Skipper
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Polites sonora Scudder, 1872Sonora Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Polites themistocles turneri H. Freeman, 1944Tawny-edged Skipper
Sacrator polites polites Godman & Salvin, 1879
Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775Common palm dart
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883)⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in British Columbia
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov