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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
268
1353
2302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
267
1351
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
257
1324
2247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
181
1072
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
473
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
473
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
472
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
14
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
14
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Ocean
1 Family width 15 Species and 10 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
14 Genera with 15 Species
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996Flat1SpeciesTaxom
Creonpyge Mielke, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cymaenes Scudder, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Macro1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
15 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Atalopedes carteri Evans, 1955Bean weevil
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996
Creonpyge creon creon (H. Druce, 1874)⇒ Creonpyge creon lilliana Nicolay & Small, 1969
Cymaenes odilia trebius Mabille, 1891'Trebius' fawn-spotted skipper
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Macro moths
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
14
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov