Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 409
4319
8071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 409
4319
8071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
4275
7998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 254
3394
6433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
1050
2092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 57
1050
2092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1047
2087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 5
201
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
186
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
185
385 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rio de Janeiro
1 Family width 385 Species and 84 Subspecies
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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