Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Saanich Peninsula (Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 212
743
771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 212
743
771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 208
736
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 147
610
632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
253
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
253
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
253
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saanich Peninsula
1 Family width 15 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Saanich Peninsula
13 Genera with 15 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1852 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saanich Peninsula
15 Species and 6 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Erynnis propertius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Propertius Duskywing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874 | Common Branded Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | Desert checkered skipper | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Saanich Peninsula
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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