Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 124
425
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 124
425
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 121
414
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 68
269
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cayman Islands
1 Family width 12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Cayman Islands
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Cayman Islands
12 Species and 3 Subspecies | Asbolis capucinus Lucas, 1856 | Monk | | Atalopedes mesogramma Latreille, 1824 | Mesogramma Skipper | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865 | Dingy Dotted Skipper | | Cymaenes tripuntus Henrrich-Sch..., 1865 | Three Spot skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793 | Purple Washed Skipper | | Panoquina ocala W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Ocala skipper | | Panoquina panoquinoides Skinner, 1892 | Beach Skipper | | Phocides pigmalion batabano Lucas, 1857 | Mangrove Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes santiago Lucas, 1857 | Cuban Dorantes Longtail | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Urbanus proteus domingo Scudder, 1872 | Long-tailed Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cayman Islands
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