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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Finland (Fennoscandia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
7482
34950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
7476
34940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
503
7400
34764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
6263
31371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
1264
4606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1260
4595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1251
4558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
35
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
22
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
22
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Finland
1 Family width 34 Species and 11 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper34SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Finland
22 Genera with 34 Species
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Amenis Watson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Anastrus Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1949Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers5SpeciesTaxom
Heteropterus Dumeril, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters3SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 0Checkered skippers7SpeciesTaxom
Quedionuchus Sharp, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Satarupa Moore, 0White Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Trina Evans, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland
34 Species and 11 Subspecies
Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002)⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857
Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953
Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829Northern Checkered Skipper
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma catena Staudinger, 1861
Hesperia comma comma Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperia comus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)⇒ Mastor eos Edwards, 1871
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771Chequered Skipper
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852Large Skipper
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803Large Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) andromedae Wallengren, 1853Alpine Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus freija (Warren, 1924)⇒ Pyrgus centaureae Rambur, 1839
Pyrgus scandinavicus Strand, 1903
Pyrgus scandinavicus scotti
Quedionuchus glaber O.F.Müller, 1776
Quedionuchus plagiatus Mannerheim, 1843
Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938
Trina geometrina phalaena Mabille, 1898

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Finland
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
22
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov