Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Chatham (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
187
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
187
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
180
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
157
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
61
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
61
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
61
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chatham (Barnstable County)
1 Family width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Chatham (Barnstable County)
14 Genera with 15 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1879 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1863 | | 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 | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chatham (Barnstable County)
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879 | Alabama Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes massasoit Scudder, 1863 | Muberry Wing | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Chatham (Barnstable County)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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