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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Castro County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
219
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
219
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
207
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
185
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
119
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
119
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
119
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Castro County
1 Family width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Castro County
7 Genera with 7 Species
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1852White Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Symmachia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Castro County
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852Great Basin White Skipper
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Castro County
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov