Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region DeKalb County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
352
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
352
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 104
336
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
280
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
88
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
88
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
88
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for DeKalb County (Alabama)
1 Family width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for DeKalb County (Alabama)
11 Genera with 17 Species | Atrytonopsis Godman, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1857 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Viola Evans, 1953 | Violet | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for DeKalb County (Alabama)
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Atrytonopsis hianna Scudder, 1868 | Dusted Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis zarucco Lucas, 1857 | Streamlined Dusky Wing | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863 | | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Viola olla Evans, 1953 | | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in DeKalb County (Alabama)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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