Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Cuatro Esquinas Station (Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 196
1529
1557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 196
1529
1557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1512
1531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
1308
1360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
500
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
500
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
500
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
26
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
17
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
16
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cuatro Esquinas Station
1 Family width 16 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Cuatro Esquinas Station
16 Genera with 16 Species | Achlyodes Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aguna Williams, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anastrus Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthoptus Bell, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroma Evans, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astraptes Hübner, 1869 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callimormus Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Gorgythion Godman and S..., 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1821 | Longtail Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cuatro Esquinas Station
16 Species and 5 Subspecies | Achlyodes busirus Stoll, 1782 | Busirus Skipper | | Aguna albistria cholus (C. Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Aguna albistria albistria Plötz, 1880 | | Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953 | | | Anthoptus epictetus Fabricius, 1793 | Trailside Skipper | | Aroma aroma Hewitson, 1867 | Aroma Skipper | | Astraptes colossus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Callimormus juventus Scudder, 1872 | Juventus Skipper | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Cymaenes laureolus loxa Evans, 1955 | | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Pompeius pompeius Latreille, 1824 | Common Glassywing | | Porphyrogenes passalus passalus G.A.W. Herri..., 1869 | | | Talides sinois Hübner, 1819 | | | Urbanus simplicius Stoll, 1790 | Plain Longtail | | Urbanus teleus Hübner, 1821 | Teleus Longtail |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cuatro Esquinas Station
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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