Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Douglas County (Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
546
671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
546
671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 159
510
635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 119
443
551 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
138
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
138
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
138
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Douglas County (Illinois)
1 Family width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Douglas County (Illinois)
14 Genera with 15 Species Aguna Williams, 1927 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Epargyreus Hübner, 1819 | Flasher butterflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1879 | Grass skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Douglas County (Illinois)
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879 | Alabama Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hylephila phylaeus Drury, 1880 | | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862 | Little Glassy Wing | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Douglas County (Illinois)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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