Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region South California (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 83
209
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 83
209
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
206
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
197
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
54
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
54
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
54
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South California
1 Family width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for South California
11 Genera with 13 Species | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrytone Godman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocopaeodes Skinner & Wi..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South California
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hesperia columbia Scudder, 1872 | Chaparral | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852 | California Skipper | | Paratrytone melane (Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Poanes melane Edwards, 1869 | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polygonus leo arizonensis Skinner, 1911 | Arizona Hammock Skipper | | Pseudocopaeodes eunus Edwards, 1881 | Alkali skipper | | Urbanus dorantes dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Dorantes Longtail | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in South California
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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