Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Mercer County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
685
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
685
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 159
640
848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
563
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
317
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
317
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
317
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
18
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
16
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
16
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mercer County (West Virginia)
1 Family width 23 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Mercer County (West Virginia)
16 Genera with 23 Species | Achalarus Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1857 | Duskywings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nastra Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (West Virginia)
23 Species and 2 Subspecies | Achalarus lyciades Geyer, 1832 | Hoary Edge | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832 | Banded Oak Dusky Wing | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Erynnis zarucco Lucas, 1857 | Streamlined Dusky Wing | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824 | Swarthy Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites coras (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Mercer County (West Virginia)
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