Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1321
1626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 261
1321
1626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 247
1290
1588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 193
1122
1385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
299
396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
298
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
297
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Breton Island
1 Family width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Breton Island
11 Genera with 14 Species | Aguna Williams, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nastra Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vinius Godman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Breton Island
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aguna coeloides Austin & O. ..., 1998 | Austins Aguna | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824 | Swarthy Skipper | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883) | ⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883 |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cape Breton Island
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