Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Reading (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 80
216
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 80
216
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 75
209
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
194
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
8
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
8
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
1 Family width 10 Species
Genera for Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
10 Species | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Atrytonopsis hianna Scudder, 1868 | Dusted Skipper | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863 | Cobweb Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes massasoit Scudder, 1863 | Muberry Wing | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Reading (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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