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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region St. Helena Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
571
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
571
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
546
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
494
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
270
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
270
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
270
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Helena Parish
1 Family width 9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Helena Parish
8 Genera with 9 Species
Dalla Mabille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1863Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Helena Parish
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955Hesperioides Skipperling
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863Hairy Dusky Wing
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in St. Helena Parish
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov