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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Indo-Australian region (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
3352
36050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
2608
33377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
367
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
367
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
367
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indo-Australian region
1 Family width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indo-Australian region
5 Genera with 6 Species
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1819
Flat0SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1853Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821Branded Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1881African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Australian region
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Parnara guttata BREMER & GREY, 1852Common Straight Swift
Parnara guttatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Common Straight Swift
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821Large Branded Swift
Spialia ali Oberthür, 1881

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Indo-Australian region
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov