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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Northamptonshire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
118
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
118
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
115
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
111
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
73
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
73
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
72
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northamptonshire
1 Family width 8 Species and 12 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northamptonshire
6 Genera with 8 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 19538SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1906Darters3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1906Checkered skippers4SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northamptonshire
8 Species and 12 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon albinotica Goodson, 1960
Carterocephalus palaemon aurantia Tutt, 1906
Carterocephalus palaemon excessa Tutt, 1906
Carterocephalus palaemon habeneyi Siegel, 1921
Carterocephalus palaemon lutea-excessa Tutt, 1906
Carterocephalus palaemon luteana Cabeau, 1926
Carterocephalus palaemon scabellata Lempke, 1953
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochlodes venata opposita Tutt, 1906
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus malvae intermedia Schilde, 1886
Pyrgus malvae reducta Warren, 1926
Pyrgus malvae rufa Tutt, 1906
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Northamptonshire
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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