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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Northeast Tasmania (Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1185
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
1182
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1164
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
993
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
374
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
374
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
370
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
10
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
10
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Tasmania
1 Family width 12 Species and 6 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Tasmania
10 Genera with 12 Species
Cyclopyge Mielke, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Pasma Waterhouse, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Praxis Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Tasmania
12 Species and 6 Subspecies
Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886
Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902Chrysotricha Skipper
Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868Donnysa Skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894Green Grass-dart
Ocybadistes walkeri sothis Waterhouse, 1933Yellow-banded Dart
Pasma tasmanica Miskin, 1889Tasmanica Skipper
Pasma tasmanicus Miskin, 1889Tasmanica skipper
Praxis porphyretica Guenée, 1852
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Trapezites luteus glaucus Waterhouse &..., 1914

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Northeast Tasmania
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov