Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Simpson County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 117
321
391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
321
391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 110
306
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 82
251
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
117
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
117
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
117
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Simpson County (Kentucky)
1 Family width 17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Simpson County (Kentucky)
13 Genera with 17 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytonopsis Godman, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Simpson County (Kentucky)
17 Species and 3 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atrytonopsis hianna Scudder, 1868 | Dusted Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863 | Cobweb Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Mastor aesculapius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Simpson County (Kentucky)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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