Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Cowichan Valley (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 195
728
833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 194
727
832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 188
714
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 136
582
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cowichan Valley
1 Family width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Cowichan Valley
12 Genera with 16 Species | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1852 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1884 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cowichan Valley
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Erynnis propertius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Propertius Duskywing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | Desert checkered skipper | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cowichan Valley
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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