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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Squamish-Lillooet (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
140
535
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
140
535
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
522
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
466
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
253
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
253
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
253
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
10
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
10
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Squamish-Lillooet
1 Family width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Squamish-Lillooet
10 Genera with 16 Species
Amenis Watson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1852Checkered skippers3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Squamish-Lillooet
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002)⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Cephrenes trichopepla trichopepla Lower, 1908
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis pacuvius Lintner, 1878Buckthorn Dusky Wing
Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863Hairy Dusky Wing
Erynnis propertius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Propertius Duskywing
Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852Desert checkered skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Squamish-Lillooet
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov