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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Nevada County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
924
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
924
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
197
895
1229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
815
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
239
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
239
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
239
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
11
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
11
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nevada County (California)
1 Family width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nevada County (California)
11 Genera with 15 Species
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1852White Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1852Checkered skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nevada County (California)
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Erynnis propertius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Propertius Duskywing
Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852Great Basin White Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852Desert checkered skipper
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Nevada County (California)
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov