Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region California Channel Islands (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
621
804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
620
804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 146
607
784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 104
527
693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
268
344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
268
344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
267
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
10
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
10
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for California Channel Islands
1 Family width 11 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for California Channel Islands
10 Genera with 11 Species | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1852 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1981 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for California Channel Islands
11 Species and 6 Subspecies | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Cephrenes trichopepla trichopepla Lower, 1908 | | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis tristis Boisduval, 1852 | Mournful Duskywing | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides santacruza Scott, 1981 | Woodland Skipper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in California Channel Islands
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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