Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 68
251
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 68
251
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 62
229
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
190
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
122
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
122
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
122
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
15
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
15
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
15
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. Croix
1 Family width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for St. Croix
15 Genera with 19 Species | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choranthus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephyriades Hübner, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctelius Hayward, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1804 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Croix
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793 | Vitellius Skipper | | Ephyriades arcas Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Duskywing | | Ephyriades zephodes Hübner, 1825 | Zephodes Duskywing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824 | Nyctelius Skipper | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793 | Purple Washed Skipper | | Panoquina panoquinoides Skinner, 1892 | Beach Skipper | | Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790 | Hammoch Skipper | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Brick Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in St. Croix
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