Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Dorsetshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 384
1761
2991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 383
1760
2990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 356
1704
2912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 252
1445
2552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
418
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
417
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
415
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
21
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dorsetshire
1 Family width 22 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Dorsetshire
14 Genera with 22 Species | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1906 | Darters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1839 | Checkered skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dorsetshire
22 Species and 12 Subspecies | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia comma conflua Tutt, 1906 | | | Hesperia comma suffusa Tutt, 1906 | | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Ochlodes venata opposita Tutt, 1906 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus malvae reducta Warren, 1926 | | | Pyrgus serratulae Rambur, 1839 | Olive Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon alba Bolton, 1951 | | | Thymelicus acteon clara Tutt, 1906 | | | Thymelicus acteon distincta Tutt, 1906 | | | Thymelicus acteon virescens Tutt, 1906 | | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Dorsetshire
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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