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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
1302
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
1302
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
1300
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
1170
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
603
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
603
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
603
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
4
22
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
10
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
1 Family width 11 Species and 6 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
10 Genera with 11 Species
Aguna Williams, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Anthoptus Bell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1891Flat1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratrichia Butler, 1787Forest Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrogenes Watson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Scobura Elwes & Edwards, 1866Forest Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1889African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1821Longtail Skippers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
11 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aguna albistria cholus (C. Plötz, 1880)⇒ Aguna albistria albistria Plötz, 1880
Anthoptus epictetus Fabricius, 1793Trailside Skipper
Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa Mabille, 1891Central Sprite
Ceratrichia nothus nothus Fabricius, 1787
Dalla agathocles agathodes (H.G. Dyar, 1913)⇒ Dalla agathocles agathocles C. Felder & ..., 1867
Porphyrogenes passalus passalus G.A.W. Herri..., 1869
Scobura phiditia Hewitson, 1866Malay Forest Bob
Spialia agylla agylla Trimen & Bowker, 1889Grassveld Sandman
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Urbanus esta W.H. Evans, 1952Esta Longtail
Urbanus teleus Hübner, 1821Teleus Longtail

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov