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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Southwest England (South England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
3904
7781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
3901
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
499
3811
7648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
326
3267
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
925
1847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
923
1843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
916
1832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
48
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
38
57
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
38
57
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
38
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
23
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest England
23 Genera with 37 Species
#ACEGHKMNOPST
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Atrytone Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1907Dingy Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers6SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1857Rangers2SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1906Darters5SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Pompeius W.H. Evans, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Powellia Maskell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Sabera Swinhoe, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 1832Grass Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts2SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 190510SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest England
37 Species and 20 Subspecies
Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863
Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908Yellow Palm Dart
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827Common Hottentot
Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma conflua Tutt, 1906
Hesperia comma suffusa Tutt, 1906
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862Indian Skipper
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857Chequered Ranger
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866Garita Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochlodes venata extensa Tutt, 1906
Ochlodes venata opposita Tutt, 1906
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894Green Grass-dart
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Poanes taxiles Edwards, 1881Golden Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862Little Glassy Wing
Powellia vitreoradiata (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Trioza vitreoradiata Maskell, 1879
Sabera caesina albifascia Miskin, 1889Black And White Swift
Taractrocera papyria Boisduval, 1832Western dart
Telicota augias krefftii MacLeay, 1866Krefft´s Darter
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus acteon alba Bolton, 1951
Thymelicus acteon clara Tutt, 1906
Thymelicus acteon distincta Tutt, 1906
Thymelicus acteon virescens Tutt, 1906
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Thymelicus sylvestris intermedia Frohawk, 1938
Thymelicus sylvestris latenigra Verity, 1920
Thymelicus sylvestris obscura Tutt, 1905

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Southwest England
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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