Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 258
1429
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1429
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 241
1397
2204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 186
1261
2057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
297
443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
297
443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
293
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
30
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
20
31 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
20
31 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melbourne
1 Family width 31 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Melbourne
20 Genera with 31 Species | Dispar Waterhouse &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirus Zimmerman, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herimosa Atkins, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1814 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jemadia Watson, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasma Waterhouse, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praxis Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrus Lindsey, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Signeta Waterhouse &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Suniana W.H. Evans, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1832 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxidia Mabille, 1884 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melbourne
31 Species and 12 Subspecies | Dispar compacta Butler, 1882 | Barred Skipper | | Epirus maerens Lea, 1907 | | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Herimosa albovenata Waterhouse, 1940 | White Veined Skipper | | Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892 | Assiniboine Skipper | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa donnysa Hewitson, 1868 | Donnysa Skipper | | Hesperilla idothea Miskin, 1889 | Flame Sedge-skipper | | Hesperilla idothea idothea Miskin, 1889 | Flame Skipper | | Hesperilla ornata ornata Leach, 1814 | Spotted Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Jemadia hospita ulyxes (M.W.K. Draudt, 1921) | ⇒ Jemadia hospita hospita A. Butler, 1877 | | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Yucca Giant Skipper | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Pasma tasmanica Miskin, 1889 | Tasmanica Skipper | | Pasma tasmanicus Miskin, 1889 | Tasmanica skipper | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Praxis edwardsii Guenée, 1852 | | | Praxis porphyretica Guenée, 1852 | | | Quadrus contubernalis praxis (C. Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis Mabille, 1883 | | Signeta flammeata Butler, 1882 | Bright Shield Skipper | | Suniana lascivia lascivia Rosenstock, 1885 | Dingy Grass-dart | | Taractrocera papyria papyria Boisduval, 1832 | White Grassdart | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Toxidia andersoni Kirby, 1893 | Anderson's Skipper | | Toxidia doubledayi Felder, 1862 | Doubleday's Skipper | | Toxidia parvula Plötz, 1884 | Banded Grass-skipper | | Toxidia parvulus Plötz, 1884 | Banded Grass-skipper | | Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868 | Eliena Skipper | | Trapezites phigalioides Waterhouse, 1903 | Montane Ochre | | Trapezites symmomus soma Waterhouse, 1932 | Splendid Ochre | | Trapezites symmomus symmomus Hübner, 1823 | Symmomus Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Melbourne
Links, sources and further information
|
