Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Alberta´s Rockies (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 332
2135
3563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
2133
3563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 315
2091
3497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
1799
3095 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
497
965 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
497
965 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
494
963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
24
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
19
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
19
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Alberta´s Rockies
1 Family width 29 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Alberta´s Rockies
19 Genera with 29 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1907 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926 | Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1852 | Checkered skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vinius Godman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alberta´s Rockies
29 Species and 9 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis afranius Lintner, 1878 | Afranius Duskywing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926 | | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839 | 'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus freija (Warren, 1924) | ⇒ Pyrgus centaureae Rambur, 1839 | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | Desert checkered skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883) | ⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883 |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Alberta´s Rockies
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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