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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Foothills Parkland Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
725
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
183
725
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
723
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
639
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
161
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
161
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
160
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Foothills Parkland Region
1 Family width 5 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Foothills Parkland Region
5 Genera with 5 Species
Amenis Watson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Foothills Parkland Region
5 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002)⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857
Atalopedes mesogramma cunaxa (W.C. Hewitson, 1866)⇒ Atalopedes mesogramma mesogramma Latreille, 1824
Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917)⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Foothills Parkland Region
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov