Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 198
1056
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 198
1056
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1026
1544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
846
1350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
154
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
154
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
154
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
22
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
21
24 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
21
24 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 21
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Lucia
10 Genera with 13 Species | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1864 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1868 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctelius Hayward, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Lucia
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Astictopterus inornatus Trimen, 1864 | Modest Slyph | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper | | Cymaenes laureolus loxa Evans, 1955 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824 | Nyctelius Skipper | | Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852 | California Skipper | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 | Small Hopper |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Saint Lucia
Links, sources and further information Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov
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