Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Lea County (New Mexico, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 130
391
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 130
391
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
383
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 86
295
342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
97
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
97
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
97
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lea County
1 Family width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Lea County
12 Genera with 14 Species | Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1927 | Roadside-Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Copaeodes Speyer, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1832 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1866 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stinga W.H. Evans, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lea County
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amblyscirtes texanae Bell, 1927 | Southwest Little Skipper | | Ancyloxypha arene Edwards, 1871 | Orange Least Skipperling | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868 | Orange Skipperling | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832 | Banded Oak Dusky Wing | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863 | Uncas skipper | | Megathymus streckeri Skinner, 1895 | Plains giant skipper | | Pholisora mejicanus Reakirt, 1866 | Mexican Sootywing | | Poanes taxiles Edwards, 1881 | Golden Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Stinga morrisoni W.H. Edwards, 1878 | Arrowhead Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Lea County
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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