Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Iceland (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 405
3158
5581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 405
3158
5581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 386
3117
5530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 277
2599
4758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
765
1465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 59
764
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
759
1459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
26
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
20
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
20
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Iceland
1 Family width 20 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Iceland
20 Genera with 20 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elbella Evans, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entisberus Distant, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926 | Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoptilum de Nicéville, 1862 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1867 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iceland
20 Species and 9 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Elbella patrobas patrobus (G.A.W. Herri..., 1869) | ⇒ Elbella patrobas patrobas Hewitson, 1857 | | Entisberus bergrothi Kondorosy, 2008 | | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Riverine Sedge-skipper | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Mastor quinquemacula Skinner, 1911 | Winter moth | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917) | ⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926 | | | Odontoptilum angulata Felder, 1862 | Banded Angle | | Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Iceland
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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