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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Gloucestershire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
884
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
884
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
864
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
759
1248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
448
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
447
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
444
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gloucestershire
1 Family width 8 Species and 4 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gloucestershire
6 Genera with 8 Species
Anastrus Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1853Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1758Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 19054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gloucestershire
8 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Thymelicus sylvestris latenigra Verity, 1920
Thymelicus sylvestris obscura Tutt, 1905

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Gloucestershire
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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