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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Shropshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
350
2348
5058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2348
5058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2314
5003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
1999
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
622
1327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
621
1323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
614
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shropshire
1 Family width 10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shropshire
7 Genera with 10 Species
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings3SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1907Dingy Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1853Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1758Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shropshire
10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758
Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Shropshire
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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