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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
1047
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
248
1047
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1034
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
892
1189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
476
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
476
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
475
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
12
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
12
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antarctica
1 Family width 10 Species and 6 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antarctica
12 Genera with 10 Species
Aides Billberg, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopyge Mielke, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Grais Godman & Salvin, 1894Hermit Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Orneates Hübner, 1876Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Ouleus Lindsey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
10 Species and 6 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Orneates aegiochus (Hewitson, 1876)⇒ Celaenorrhinus aegiochus Hewitson, 1876
Ouleus calavius bubaris (Godman, 1895)⇒ Ouleus bubaris Godman & Salvin, 1895
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Antarctica
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
12
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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