Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region South Vancouver Island (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 311
1613
2063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 309
1610
2060 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 300
1588
2017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 214
1345
1733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
457
688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
457
688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
455
686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
24
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
20
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
20
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Vancouver Island
1 Family width 29 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for South Vancouver Island
20 Genera with 29 Species | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1852 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1884 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Vancouver Island
29 Species and 8 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Erynnis propertius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Propertius Duskywing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874 | Common Branded Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | Desert checkered skipper | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in South Vancouver Island
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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