Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Currituck County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 138
390
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
390
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 129
370
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
319
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
180
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
180
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
179
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Currituck County
1 Family width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Currituck County
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Currituck County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Atrytonopsis hianna Scudder, 1868 | Dusted Skipper | | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Yucca Giant Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes aaroni Skinner, 1890 | Aaron's skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Currituck County
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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