Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Cypress County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 271
1371
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 270
1370
2041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 256
1335
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1174
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
338
560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
338
560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
337
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
28
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
23
31 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
23
31 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cypress County
1 Family width 31 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Cypress County
23 Genera with 31 Species #AEHMNOPTY
| Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926 | Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yvretta Hemming, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cypress County
31 Species and 6 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863 | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis afranius Lintner, 1878 | Afranius Duskywing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892 | Assiniboine Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863 | Uncas skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Megathymus streckeri Skinner, 1895 | Plains giant skipper | | Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926 | | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Yvretta rhesus (Edwards, 1878) | ⇒ Polites rhesus W.H. Edwards, 1878 |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cypress County
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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