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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3116
14127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3108
14101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
3100
14090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
109
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
76
187
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
76
187
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
76
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
32
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
32 Genera with 73 Species
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Adopoea Hubner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1775Scrub Hoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1877Roadside-Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Atrytonopsis Godman, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 0Swifts4SpeciesTaxom
Cupitha Moore, 1877Wax dart1SpeciesTaxom
Eogenes Mabille, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 0Dingy Swifts9SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1863Branded Skippers12SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1857Rangers1SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Metacharis Butler, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Molo Godman, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Monza Evans, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Morys Godman, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1905Darters7SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821Branded Swifts4SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Powellia Maskell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pyroneura Eliot, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 190515SpeciesTaxom
Vinius Godman, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
73 Species and 24 Subspecies
Adopoea hamza
Aeromachus dubius Elwes & Edwards, 1897Dingy Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Aeromachus jhora de Nicéville, 1885Grey Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1775Pigmy Scrub Hopper
Amblyscirtes nysa Edwards, 1877Mottled Little Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Atrytonopsis deva Edwards, 1876Desert Dusted Skipper
Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833Borbo Skipper
Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855Foolish Swift
Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884Twin Swift
Borbo thrax
Cupitha purreea Moore, 1877Dingy Skipper
Eogenes alcides Herrich-Schä..., 1854Alcides Skipper
Eogenes alcides alcides
Eogenes lesliei Evans, 1910Leslie`s Hopper
Eogenes lesliei elama Wiltshire, 1941
Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879Alabama Skipper
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Gegenes gambica (Mabille, 1878)⇒ Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804
Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827Common Hottentot
Gegenes nostradamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Gegenes nostrodamus nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907
Gegenes pumilio pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804
Gegenes pumilo
Hesperia aethra (Plötz, 1886)⇒ Morys compta Butler, 1877
Hesperia armoricanus Oberthür, 1910
Hesperia cinarae Rambur, 1839
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma comma Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperia comma pallida Staudinger, 1901
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperia jupei (Alberti, 1967)⇒ Pyrgus jupei Alberti, 1967
Hesperia malvae Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperia mulleri (Diószeghy, 1930)⇒ Pyrgus malvae Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863Uncas skipper
Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857Chequered Ranger
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mastor quinquemacula Skinner, 1911Winter moth
Metacharis sylvestra (Ménétriés, 1855)⇒ Metacharis ptolomaeus Fabricius, 1793
Molo schausi (Lindsey, 1925)⇒ Molo mango Guenée, 1865
Monza camerona (Plötz, 1879)⇒ Monza cretacea Snellen, 1872
Morys compta Butler, 1877
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Ochlodes hyrcana Christoph, 1893
Ochlodes hyrcanus
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852Large Skipper
Ochlodes venatus faunus Turati, 1905
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pelopidas midea (Hübner, 1821)⇒ Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821
Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax thrax Hübner, , 1821
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Poanes viator Edwards, 1865Broad Marsh Skipper
Poanes zachaeus Plötz, 1883Zachaeus Skipper
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Powellia orbifer
Pyroneura liburnia liburnia Hewitson, 1868
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus acteon acteon (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775
Thymelicus hamza Oberthür, 1876Moroccan Small Skipper
Thymelicus hyrax Lederer, 1861Levantine Skipper
Thymelicus hyrax hyrax
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineolus (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808
Thymelicus lineolus lineolus Ochsenheimer, 1808
Thymelicus nova Reverdin, 1916
Thymelicus novus - Reverdin, 1916
Thymelicus novus novus
Thymelicus stigma Staudinger, 1886
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Thymelicus sylvestris syriaca Tutt, 1900
Thymelicus sylvestris syriacus Tutt, , 1905
Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883)⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Near East
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
8
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
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