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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Central Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
979
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
979
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
924
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
765
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
256
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
256
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
255
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
17
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
13
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
13
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Queensland
1 Family width 25 Species and 5 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Queensland
13 Genera with 25 Species
Badamia Moore, 1775Brown Awl1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts2SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocneme Felder, 1867Dusk-flats1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Neohesperilla Waterhouse &..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1879Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1915Branded Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Proeidosa Atkins, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 1884Grass Darts2SpeciesTaxom
Toxidia Mabille, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 18683SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Queensland
25 Species and 5 Subspecies
Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Cephrenes augiades sperthias C. Felder, 1862Orange Palm-dart
Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908Yellow Palm Dart
Chaetocneme denitza Hewitson, 1867Ornata dusk-flat
Hesperilla crypsigramma Meyrick & Lower, 1902Small Dingy Skipper
Hesperilla furva Sands & Kerr, 1973Grey Sedge-skipper
Hesperilla malindeva Lower, 1911Malindeva Skipper
Hesperilla sarnia Atkins, 1978Swift Sedge Skipper
Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schä..., 1869Riverine Sedge-skipper
Neohesperilla xanthomera Meyrick & Lower, 1902Arctic sulphur
Parnara amalia Semper, 1879Hyaline Swift
Pelopidas agna dingo Evans, 1949Common Swift
Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell´s Swift
Proeidosa polysema Lower, 1908Polysema Skipper
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Taractrocera anisomorpha Lower, 1911Large Yellow Grass-dart
Taractrocera dolon Plötz, 1884Dingy Grass Dart
Toxidia doubledayi Felder, 1862Doubleday's Skipper
Toxidia parvulus Plötz, 1884Banded Grass-skipper
Toxidia peron Latreille, 1824Dingy Grass-skipper
Toxidia thyrrhus Mabille, 1891Dusky Grass-skipper
Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868Eliena Skipper
Trapezites petalia Hewitson, 1868Black-ringed Ochre
Trapezites phigalia Hewitson, 1868Heath Ochre

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Central Queensland
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
13
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov