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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
1807
3318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
1797
3306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
1717
3172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1264
2441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
78
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neogene
1 Family width 7 Species and 7 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Neogene
7 Genera with 7 Species
Caprona Wallengren, 1949Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Mesodina Meyrick, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
7 Species and 7 Subspecies
Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949
Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955Hesperioides Skipperling
Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
Mesodina halyzia halyzia Hewitson, 1868Eastern Iris-skipper
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Neogene
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov