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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Shikoku (Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
316
2370
4108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2370
4108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
2315
4028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1876
3353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
276
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
276
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
276
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
19
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
19
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shikoku
1 Family width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shikoku
19 Genera with 20 Species
Burara Swinhoe, 1879Awlets1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Choaspes Moore, 1843Awlkings1SpeciesTaxom
Daimio Murray, 1857White Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1861Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Isoteinon C. & R. Felder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leptalina Mabille, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1861Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1853Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798Branded Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Polytremis Mabille, 1875Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Potanthus Scudder, 1875Dart species1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1853Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Quedionuchus Sharp, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1875Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shikoku
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Burara aquilina Speyer, 1879
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Choaspes benjaminii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Common awlking
Daimio tethys Ménétriés, 1857China Flat
Erynnis montanus Bremer, 1861
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Isoteinon lamprospilus Felder & Felder, 1862
Leptalina unicolor BREMER & GREY, 1853
Mimas christophi Staudinger, 1887
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Ochlodes ochracea Bremer, 1861
Parnara guttatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Common Straight Swift
Pelopidas jansonis Butler, 1878
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Polytremis pellucida Murray, 1875
Potanthus flava (Murray, 1875)⇒ Potanthus flavus Murray, 1875
Pyrgus maculatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Chinese Grizzled Skipper
Quedionuchus samuraicus Bernhauer & ..., 1916
Thoressa varia Murray, 1875
Thymelicus sylvatica Bremer, 1861

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Shikoku
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
19
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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