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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Limburg (Flanders, Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3490
8135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
3483
8127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
383
3441
8036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
2888
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
930
2218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
929
2215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
921
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
26
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
14
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
14
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Limburg (Belgium)
1 Family width 19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Limburg (Belgium)
14 Genera with 19 Species
Amenis Watson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Carcharodus Hübner, 1780Mallow Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1876Branded Skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Heteropterus Dumeril, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesodina Meyrick, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1853Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1758Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1804African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17613SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limburg (Belgium)
19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002)⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857
Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780Mallow Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)⇒ Mastor eos Edwards, 1871
Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771Chequered Skipper
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Mesodina halyzia halyzia Hewitson, 1868Eastern Iris-skipper
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804Brick Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Limburg (Belgium)
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
14
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov