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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Buncombe County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
866
1180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
221
865
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
818
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
708
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
319
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
319
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
319
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
13
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
13
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
13
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buncombe County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buncombe County
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Mastor aesculapius Fabricius, 1793
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Buncombe County
TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegathymini
Comstock & Comstock, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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