Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Galápagos (Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 299
1628
2699 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 296
1622
2691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 288
1599
2655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
1194
1906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
458
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
458
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
457
679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
16
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
16
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Galápagos
1 Family width 18 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Galápagos
16 Genera with 18 Species | Anastrus Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1852 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1981 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phocides Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1790 | Longtail Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galápagos
18 Species and 10 Subspecies | Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953 | | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Cephrenes trichopepla trichopepla Lower, 1908 | | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis tristis Boisduval, 1852 | Mournful Duskywing | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides santacruza Scott, 1981 | Woodland Skipper | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Phocides polybius phanias Burmeister, 1880 | | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes galapagensis F. Williams, 1911 | Galapagos Skipper | | Urbanus galapagensis (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Galápagos
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