Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Shropshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2394
5181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 355
2394
5181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 338
2360
5125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 260
2033
4603 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
628
1342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
627
1338 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
620
1325 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
17
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
8
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shropshire
1 Family width 12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Shropshire
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Shropshire
12 Species and 3 Subspecies | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907 | | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Shropshire
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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