Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Benton County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
1017
1454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 237
1016
1453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
971
1366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
798
1115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
269
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
269
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
269
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
15
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
15
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benton County (Iowa)
1 Family width 17 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Benton County (Iowa)
15 Genera with 17 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1863 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benton County (Iowa)
17 Species and 4 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863 | | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Benton County (Iowa)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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