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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1168
2153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
58
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
47
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
47
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
47
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
21
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
21 Genera with 37 Species
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Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Asbolis Mabille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Calpodes Hübner, 1782Brazilian skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Choranthus Scudder, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cymaenes Scudder, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1871Branded Skippers4SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nyctelius Hayward, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1853Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Thoon Godman, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
37 Species and 10 Subspecies
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Asbolis capucinus Lucas, 1856Monk
Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782Arrowroot skipper
Choranthus insularis (Mabille, 1891)⇒ Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793
Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793Vitellius Skipper
Copaeodes eoa Smith, Mille..., 1991Anegada Skipperling
Cymaenes laureolus loxa Evans, 1955
Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865Dingy Dotted Skipper
Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863Black Dash
Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879Alabama Skipper
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Hesperia alveus Hübner, 1803
Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia metea licinus Edwards, 1871Cobweb Skipper
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824Nyctelius Skipper
Nyctelius nyctelius agari Dillon, 1948Nyctelius Skipper
Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824Nyctelius Skipper
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793Purple Washed Skipper
Panoquina lucas woodruffi F. Watson, 1937Purple-washed Skipper
Panoquina panoquinoides Skinner, 1892Beach Skipper
Panoquina panoquinoides panoquinoides Skinner, 1892Beach Skipper
Panoquina sylvicola (Herrich-Schä..., 1865)⇒ Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Poanes viator Edwards, 1865Broad Marsh Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793Cross-Line Skipper
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775Common palm dart
Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950Disjunct Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Wallengrenia drury Latreille, 1824Drury´s Broken-dash
Wallengrenia ophites Smith, 1797Broken Dash Skipper
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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