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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Clayton (Lenawee County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
538
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
538
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
524
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
496
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
373
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
373
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
373
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
15
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
15
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clayton (Lenawee County)
1 Family width 17 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clayton (Lenawee County)
15 Genera with 17 Species
Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1878Roadside-Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1863Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Pompeius W.H. Evans, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clayton (Lenawee County)
17 Species
Amblyscirtes aenus Edwards, 1878Bronze Little Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863Uncas skipper
Mastor aesculapius Fabricius, 1793
Mastor oslari Skinner, 1899
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852California Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862Little Glassy Wing
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Clayton (Lenawee County)
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
15
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov