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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Gascoyne (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
110
384
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
384
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
379
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
316
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
98
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
98
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
98
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
10
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
10
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gascoyne
1 Family width 10 Species and 4 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gascoyne
10 Genera with 10 Species
Amenis Watson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Croitana Waterhouse, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Exometoeca Meyrick, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Herimosa Atkins, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Praxis Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Proeidosa Atkins, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gascoyne
10 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002)⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857
Croitana croites Hewitson, 1874Croites Skipper
Exometoeca nycteris Meyrick, 1888Western Flat
Herimosa albovenata Waterhouse, 1940White Veined Skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Praxis marmarinopa Meyrick, 1897
Proeidosa polysema Lower, 1908Polysema Skipper
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868Silver Spotted Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Gascoyne
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
10
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov