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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Santa Rosa (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
76
280
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
76
280
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
71
270
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
231
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
121
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
121
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
121
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
14
16
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 Santa Rosa (Starr County)
1 Family width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Rosa (Starr County)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Antigonus Hübner, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Drephalys Watson, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Gesta Evans, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1758White Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1863Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Mellana Hayward, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Phocides Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Spathilepia Butler, 1775Falcate Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1884African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1907Longtail Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Vinius Godman, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Xenophanes Godman and S..., 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Rosa (Starr County)
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antigonus erosus Hübner, 1812Common Spurwing
Drephalys helixus heraclides Bell, 1942
Gesta invisus (Butler and H..., 1872)⇒ Gesta gesta Herrich-Schä..., 1863
Heliopetes alana Reakirt, 1868Alana White-Skipper
Heliopetes arsalte Linnaeus, 1758Arsalte Skipper
Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863Uncas skipper
Mellana eulogius (Plötz, 1883)⇒ Quasimellana eulogius Plötz, 1883
Phocides polybius Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spot
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Spathilepia clonius Cramer, 1775Falcate Skipper
Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884)⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884
Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790Brown Tailed Skipper
Urbanus viterboana Ehrmann, 1907Bluish Longtail
Vinius letis Plötz, 1883
Xenophanes tryxus Stoll, 1780Glassy-winged Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Santa Rosa (Starr County)
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
13
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov