Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Menard County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 92
291
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 92
291
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 82
270
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 68
240
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
108
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
108
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
108
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
10
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
10
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Menard County (Texas)
1 Family width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Menard County (Texas)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Menard County (Texas)
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Menard County (Texas)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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