Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Cherokee County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 111
494
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 111
494
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 99
459
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
424
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
296
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
296
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
296
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cherokee County (North Carolina)
1 Family width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Cherokee County (North Carolina)
13 Genera with 15 Species | Copaeodes Speyer, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerema Scudder, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1777 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cherokee County (North Carolina)
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Copaeodes minima Edwards, 1870 | Southern Skipperling | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerema accius Smith, 1797 | Clouded Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cherokee County (North Carolina)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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