Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Kneehill County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 139
491
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
490
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 131
477
638 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 103
426
584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
228
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
228
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
228
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
14
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kneehill County
1 Family width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kneehill County
11 Genera with 13 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1892 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kneehill County
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892 | Assiniboine Skipper | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Kneehill County
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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