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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
672
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
672
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
669
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
26
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
26
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
26
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
17
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vancouver Island
17 Genera with 24 Species
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers6SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Perichares Scudder, 1867Ruby-eyes1SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
24 Species and 10 Subspecies
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871Dotted Skipper
Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma oregonia W. H. Edwards, 1883
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866Garita Skipper
Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852California Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829Southern Dimorphic Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775Common palm dart
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Vancouver Island
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCalpodini
A. Clark, 1948
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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