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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for San Diego (San Diego County, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1066
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
1066
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
1050
1483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
935
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
283
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
283
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
283
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Diego
1 Family width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Diego
14 Genera with 16 Species
Agathymus Freeman, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Drephalys Watson, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1852White Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agathymus stephensi Skinner, 1912California Giant Skipper
Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868Orange Skipperling
Drephalys helixus heraclides Bell, 1942
Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870Funereal dusky wing
Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852Great Basin White Skipper
Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871Dotted Skipper
Hesperia columbia Scudder, 1872Chaparral
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852California Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Panoquina errans Skinner, 1892Wandering Skipper
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in San Diego
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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