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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Agujas Station (Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
1565
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
1565
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1565
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
1387
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
393
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
393
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
393
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
4
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Agujas Station
1 Family width 6 Species and 4 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Agujas Station
6 Genera with 6 Species
Aguna Williams, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Carystoides Godman, 1969Ruby-Eye sp.1SpeciesTaxom
Cymaenes Scudder, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrogenes Watson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1884African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1949Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Agujas Station
6 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aguna albistria cholus (C. Plötz, 1880)⇒ Aguna albistria albistria Plötz, 1880
Carystoides escalantei Freeman, 1969Escalantes Ruby-eye
Cymaenes laureolus loxa Evans, 1955
Porphyrogenes passalus passalus G.A.W. Herri..., 1869
Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884)⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884
Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Agujas Station
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov