Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 295
1608
2111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 295
1608
2111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 280
1554
2016 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 213
1352
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
406
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
405
578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
404
577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
19
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
16
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
16
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 16
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Breton Island
10 Genera with 14 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nastra Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vinius Godman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Breton Island
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824 | Swarthy Skipper | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883) | ⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883 |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Cape Breton Island
Links, sources and further information Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
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