Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Cheshire East (Cheshire, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
670
1060 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
670
1060 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
641
1017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 121
550
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
89
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
89
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
89
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cheshire East
1 Family width 17 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Cheshire East
11 Genera with 17 Species | Anisynta Lower, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antipodia Atkins, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Croitana Waterhouse, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exometoeca Meyrick, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mesodina Meyrick, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Motasingha Watson, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1868 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cheshire East
17 Species and 8 Subspecies | Anisynta sphenosema Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Wedge Grass-skipper | | Antipodia chaostola (Meyrick, 1888) | ⇒ Hesperilla chaostola Meyrick, 1887 | | Antipodia chaostola chares Waterhouse, 1933 | Chaostola Skipper | | Croitana croites Hewitson, 1874 | Croites Skipper | | Exometoeca nycteris Meyrick, 1888 | Western Flat | | Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa albina Waterhouse, 1932 | | | Hesperilla flavescens Waterhouse, 1927 | Altona Skipper | | Mesodina cyanophracta Lower, 1911 | Blue Iris Skipper | | Motasingha dirphia Hewitson, 1868 | Dirphia Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Large Brown Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata occidentalis Tepper, 1882 | | | Motasingha trimaculata trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Tepper´s Skipper | | Taractrocera papyria agraulia Hewitson, 1868 | Western Grassdart | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868 | Silver Spotted Skipper | | Trapezites phigalia Hewitson, 1868 | Heath Ochre | | Trapezites phigalioides Waterhouse, 1903 | Montane Ochre | | Trapezites sciron sciron Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Sciron Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cheshire East
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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