Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Sherwood Park (Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 168
622
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 168
622
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
605
697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
558
654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
191
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
191
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
189
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sherwood Park
1 Family width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Sherwood Park
11 Genera with 11 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sherwood Park
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Sherwood Park
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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