Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 95
437
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 95
437
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 90
425
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 73
361
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
134
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
134
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
134
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for New Britain
1 Family width 14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for New Britain
11 Genera with 14 Species | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1935 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetocneme Felder, 1934 | Dusk-flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1917 | Awls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimene Joicey & Talbot, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Britain
14 Species and 4 Subspecies | Cephrenes augiades websteri Evans, 1935 | | | Chaetocneme helirius sombra Evans, 1934 | | | 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 juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Hasora thridas chalybeata Joicey & Talbot, 1917 | | | Mimene albiclavata Butler, 1882 | | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Telicota kezia lenna Evans, 1949 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in New Britain
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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