Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Colchester (Essex, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 304
1662
3011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 304
1662
3011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 295
1641
2978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 223
1419
2656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
392
627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
392
627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
389
624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
19
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Colchester
1 Family width 20 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Colchester
13 Genera with 20 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1867 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1949 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colchester
20 Species and 6 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936 | Indigo Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola clara Tutt, 1906 | | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Thymelicus sylvestris pseudoiberica Taccani, 1949 | | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Colchester
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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