Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Cardston County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 128
485
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 128
485
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
473
688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 96
434
643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
225
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
225
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
225
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
17
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
15
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
15
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cardston County
1 Family width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Cardston County
15 Genera with 20 Species | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yvretta Hemming, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cardston County
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863 | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892 | Assiniboine Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863 | Uncas skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Yvretta rhesus (Edwards, 1878) | ⇒ Polites rhesus W.H. Edwards, 1878 |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cardston County
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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