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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Grasslands National Park (Saskatchewan, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
230
1159
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1159
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
1146
1278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
933
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
253
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
253
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
253
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
9
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
9
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grasslands National Park
1 Family width 10 Species and 5 Subspecies
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grasslands National Park
9 Genera with 10 Species
Amenis Watson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrogenes Watson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1884African grizzled skippers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grasslands National Park
10 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002)⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857
Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917)⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866Garita Skipper
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871)⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884)⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Grasslands National Park
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov