Checklist for Tribe Hesperiini Latreille, 1809
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
39
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
33
55 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
33
55 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 33
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 17
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Hesperiini
Latreille, 1809
| 10
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
10 Genera with 18 Species | Asbolis Mabille, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choranthus Scudder, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctelius Hayward, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Asbolis capucinus Lucas, 1856 | Monk | | Choranthus insularis (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793 | | Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793 | Vitellius Skipper | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879 | Alabama Skipper | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824 | Nyctelius Skipper | | Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824 | Nyctelius Skipper | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Wallengrenia drury Latreille, 1824 | Drury´s Broken-dash | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
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