Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
329
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
329
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
323
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
265
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Virgin Islands
1 Family width 14 Species
Genera for British Virgin Islands
12 Genera with 14 Species | Choranthus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaeodes Speyer, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1832 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephyriades Hübner, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1790 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Virgin Islands
14 Species | Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793 | Vitellius Skipper | | Copaeodes eoa Smith, Mille..., 1991 | Anegada Skipperling | | Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865 | Dingy Dotted Skipper | | Epargyreus zestos Geyer, 1832 | Rusty skipper | | Ephyriades arcas Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Duskywing | | Ephyriades brunnea Herrich-Schä..., 1865 | Florida Duskywing | | Ephyriades zephodes Hübner, 1825 | Zephodes Duskywing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793 | Purple Washed Skipper | | Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790 | Hammoch Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in British Virgin Islands
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