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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Peterborough (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
1294
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
290
1294
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
1257
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1063
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
285
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
285
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
281
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
13
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
13
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peterborough
1 Family width 17 Species and 11 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peterborough
13 Genera with 17 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings3SpeciesTaxom
Herimosa Atkins, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1906Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1758Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17613SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peterborough
17 Species and 11 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon aurantia Tutt, 1906
Carterocephalus palaemon luteana Cabeau, 1926
Epargyreus clarus clarus Cramer, 1775Silver-spotted Skipper
Erynnis brizo brizo Boisduval & ..., 1837Eastern Sleepy Duskywing
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758
Herimosa albovenata albovenata Waterhouse, 1940White-veined Sand-skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917)⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochlodes venata opposita Tutt, 1906
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Poanes massasoit massasoit Scudder, 1863Mulberry Wing
Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793Cross-Line Skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Peterborough
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
13
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov