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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
431
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
431
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
419
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
356
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
130
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
130
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
130
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
11
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
11
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Britain
1 Family width 18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Britain
11 Genera with 18 Species
Achalarus Scudder, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1935Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocneme Felder, 1934Dusk-flats1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1793Duskywings4SpeciesTaxom
Hasora Moore, 1917Awls1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Mimene Joicey & Talbot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1949Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings2SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Britain
18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achalarus lyciades Geyer, 1832Hoary Edge
Cephrenes augiades websteri Evans, 1935
Chaetocneme helirius sombra Evans, 1934
Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832Banded Oak Dusky Wing
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Hasora thridas chalybeata Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863Cobweb Skipper
Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862Indian Skipper
Mimene albiclavata Butler, 1882
Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793Cross-Line Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Telicota kezia lenna Evans, 1949
Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in New Britain
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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