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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
990
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
989
1918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
980
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
51
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
34
58
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
34
58
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
34
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
11 Genera with 13 Species
Caltoris Swinhoe, 1926Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1935Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Lotongus Distant, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1865Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Suniana W.H. Evans, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 1934Grass Darts4SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
13 Species and 7 Subspecies
Caltoris malaya Evans, 1926Malaya Swift
Cephrenes augiades tara Evans, 1935
Lotongus calathus balta Evans, 1949White-tipped Palmer
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894Green Grass-dart
Ocybadistes walkeri sothis Waterhouse, 1933Yellow-banded Dart
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Suniana sunias Felder, 1860Orange Dart
Taractrocera celaeno (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934
Taractrocera papyria Boisduval, 1832Western dart
Taractrocera papyria papyria Boisduval, 1832White Grassdart
Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934
Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775Common palm dart
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Tasmania
TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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