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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Darjeeling (West Bengal, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
867
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
867
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
863
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
762
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
274
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
273
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
273
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darjeeling
1 Family width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darjeeling
8 Genera with 16 Species
Caltoris Swinhoe, 1932Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Capila Moore, 1865Dawnflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1865Flat4SpeciesTaxom
Daimio Murray, 1862White Flats3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoleucis Mabille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Ismene Savigny, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Potanthus Scudder, 1932Dart species1SpeciesTaxom
Satarupa Moore, 1857White Flats2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darjeeling
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Caltoris confusa Evans, 1932Confusing Swift
Capila jayadeva Moore, 1865Striped Dawnfly
Celaenorrhinus badia Hewitson, 1877European spruce beetle
Celaenorrhinus leucocera leucocera Kollar, 1848
Celaenorrhinus pulomaya Moore, 1866Multi-spotted Flat
Celaenorrhinus sumitra Moore, 1865Moore’s Spotted Flat
Daimio narada Moore, 1884
Daimio phisara phisara
Daimio sinica Felder & Felder, 1862
Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866
Ismene gomata Moore, 1865
Ismene jaina Moore, 1865
Ismene vasutana Moore, 1865
Potanthus sita Evans, 1932Yellow and Black Dart
Satarupa gopala Moore, 1865Large White Flat
Satarupa sambara Moore, 1857

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Darjeeling
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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