Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 411
2923
5908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 409
2920
5906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 389
2859
5790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2476
5174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
818
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
817
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
810
1541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
38
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
28
44 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
28
44 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Scottish Highlands
1 Family width 44 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Scottish Highlands
28 Genera with 44 Species #ACDEHMNOPSTUW
| Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antipodia Atkins, 1933 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dispar Waterhouse &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Motasingha Watson, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1777 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oreisplanus Waterhouse &..., 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrytone Godman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1852 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Signeta Waterhouse &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1889 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Toxidia Mabille, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1790 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Scottish Highlands
44 Species and 12 Subspecies | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Anisynta monticolae Olliff, 1889 | Montane Grass-skipper | | Antipodia chaostola (Meyrick, 1888) | ⇒ Hesperilla chaostola Meyrick, 1887 | | Antipodia chaostola chaostola Meyrick, 1888 | Chaostola Skipper | | Antipodia chaostola chares Waterhouse, 1933 | Chaostola Skipper | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Dispar compacta Butler, 1882 | Barred Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis lucilius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Columbine Duskwing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863 | Uncas skipper | | Hesperilla crypsargyra Meyrick, 1887 | Silver Hedge-skipper | | Hesperilla crypsargyra crypsargyra Meyrick, 1888 | Silvered Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa donnysa Hewitson, 1868 | Donnysa Skipper | | Hesperilla idothea clara Waterhouse, 1932 | | | Hesperilla idothea idothea Miskin, 1889 | Flame Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Large Brown Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Tepper´s Skipper | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Oreisplanus perornata Kirby, 1893 | Montane Sedge-skipper | | Oreisplanus perornatus Kirby, 1893 | Montane Sedge-skipper | | Paratrytone melane (Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Poanes melane Edwards, 1869 | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | Desert checkered skipper | | Signeta flammeata Butler, 1882 | Bright Shield Skipper | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Toxidia doubledayi Felder, 1862 | Doubleday's Skipper | | Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868 | Eliena Skipper | | Trapezites phigalia Hewitson, 1868 | Heath Ochre | | Trapezites phigalioides Waterhouse, 1903 | Montane Ochre | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
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