Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Great Plains (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 62
1216
4508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 62
1216
4508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 62
1216
4508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 61
1215
4507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1212
4504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1212
4504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1208
4494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
43
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
37
93 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
37
93 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Great Plains
1 Family width 93 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Great Plains
37 Genera with 93 Species
| Achalarus Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1862 | Roadside-Skippers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anatrytone Dyar, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytonopsis Godman, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaeodes Speyer, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1960 | Duskywings | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1914 | Branded Skippers | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1878 | Sootywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerema Scudder, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notamblyscirtes Scott, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1873 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrytone Godman, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1866 | Sootywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Piruna W.H. Evans, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1878 | Checkered skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylus Godman & Salvin, 1870 | Scallopwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stinga W.H. Evans, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zestusa Lindsey, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Great Plains
93 Species and 1 Subspecies | Achalarus lyciades Geyer, 1832 | Hoary Edge | | Amblyscirtes aenus Edwards, 1878 | Bronze Little Skipper | | Amblyscirtes belli Freeman, 1941 | Bell's roadside-skipper | | Amblyscirtes eos Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Roadside Skipper | | Amblyscirtes hegon Scudder, 1863 | Greenish Little Skipper | | Amblyscirtes nysa Edwards, 1877 | Mottled Little Skipper | | Amblyscirtes oslari Skinner, 1899 | Oslar's roadside-skipper | | Amblyscirtes phylace Edwards, 1878 | Orange-headed Roadside Skipper | | Amblyscirtes vialis Edwards, 1862 | Black Little Skipper | | Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black-Vein Skipper | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Atrytone arogos Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Arogos Skipper | | Atrytonopsis hianna Scudder, 1868 | Dusted Skipper | | Atrytonopsis vierecki Skinner, 1902 | Four-Corners Dusted Skipper | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868 | Orange Skipperling | | Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865 | Dingy Dotted Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832 | Banded Oak Dusky Wing | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis afranius Lintner, 1878 | Afranius Duskywing | | Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936 | Indigo Dusky Wing | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis martialis Scudder, 1869 | Mottled Dusky Wing | | Erynnis meridianus Bell, 1927 | Meridian Duskywing | | Erynnis pacuvius Lintner, 1878 | Buckthorn Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Erynnis telemachus Burns, 1960 | Gambel oak duskywing | | Euphyes bimacula Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Two-Spot Sedge Skipper | | Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879 | Alabama Skipper | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892 | Assiniboine Skipper | | Hesperia attalus Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874 | Common Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia dacotae Skinner, 1911 | Dakota skipper | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863 | Cobweb Skipper | | Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia ottoe Edwards, 1866 | Ottoe Skipper | | Hesperia pahaska Leussler, 1938 | Baja California Norte | | Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863 | Uncas skipper | | Hesperia viridis Edwards, 1883 | Black-Dust Skipper | | Hesperia woodgatei R. Williams, 1914 | Apache Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus Edwards, 1876 | 'MacNeill's' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hesperopsis libya Scudder, 1878 | Great Basin Sooty Wing | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerema accius Smith, 1797 | Clouded Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Megathymus streckeri Skinner, 1895 | Plains giant skipper | | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Yucca Giant Skipper | | Notamblyscirtes simius W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Simius Roadside-Skipper | | Oarisma edwardsii Barnes, 1897 | Edwards Skipperling | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Oarisma poweshiek Parker, 1870 | Eastern Skipperling | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Ochlodes yuma W. H. Edwards, 1873 | Giant-Reed Skipper | | Paratrytone snowi W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Rusty gully skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Pholisora mejicanus Reakirt, 1866 | Mexican Sootywing | | Piruna pirus Edwards, 1878 | Russet Skipperling | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes taxiles Edwards, 1881 | Golden Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites draco W.H. Edwards, 1871 | Draco Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites peckius surllano Scott, 2006 | Peck´s Skipper | | Polites rhesus W.H. Edwards, 1878 | Plains Gray Skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites sonora Scudder, 1872 | Sonora Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862 | Little Glassy Wing | | Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839 | 'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | Desert checkered skipper | | Pyrgus scriptura Boisduval, 1852 | Small Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus xanthus (Edwards, 1878) | ⇒ Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | | Staphylus hayhurstii Edwards, 1870 | Hayhurst's scallopwing | | Stinga morrisoni W.H. Edwards, 1878 | Arrowhead Skipper | | Thorybes bathyllus (J. E. Smith, 1797) | ⇒ Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | Thorybes mexicana Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Confused Cloudywing | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Wallengrenia egeremet Scudder, 1863 | Brown Broken Dash | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash | | Zestusa dorus Edwards, 1882 | Northern Zestusa |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Great Plains
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