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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1441
4688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1441
4688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1440
4687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
39
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
28
70
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
28
70
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
28
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
12
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
12 Genera with 26 Species
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1775Scrub Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Eogenes Mabille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 0Dingy Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1967Branded Skippers5SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters3SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17616SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
26 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aeromachus dubius Elwes & Edwards, 1897Dingy Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus jhora de Nicéville, 1885Grey Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1775Pigmy Scrub Hopper
Eogenes alcides Herrich-Schä..., 1854Alcides Skipper
Eogenes alcides alcides
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Gegenes pumilo
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma comma Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperia jupei (Alberti, 1967)⇒ Pyrgus jupei Alberti, 1967
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Ochlodes hyrcana Christoph, 1893
Ochlodes hyrcanus
Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852Large Skipper
Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821Large Branded Swift
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus hamza Oberthür, 1876Moroccan Small Skipper
Thymelicus hyrax Lederer, 1861Levantine Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus novus - Reverdin, 1916
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Iran
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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