Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Lower Saxony (North Germany, Germany)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 408
2293
4093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 406
2290
4090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 374
2228
3987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 245
1788
3289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
434
693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
434
693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
429
688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
23
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lower Saxony
1 Family width 19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Lower Saxony
14 Genera with 19 Species | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1907 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterus Dumeril, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesodina Meyrick, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1758 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quedionuchus Sharp, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1804 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lower Saxony
19 Species and 5 Subspecies | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829 | Northern Checkered Skipper | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771 | Chequered Skipper | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Mesodina halyzia halyzia Hewitson, 1868 | Eastern Iris-skipper | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803 | Large Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Quedionuchus plagiatus Mannerheim, 1843 | | | Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Brick Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Lower Saxony
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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