Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
203
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
203
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 65
196
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
182
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
93
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
93
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
93
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
17
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
17
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
17
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. John
1 Family width 20 Species
Genera for St. John
17 Genera with 20 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephyriades Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1948 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenophanes Godman and S..., 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. John
20 Species | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Ephyriades arcas Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Duskywing | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863 | | | Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793 | Purple Washed Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790 | Hammoch Skipper | | Polygonus punctus Bell & Comstock, 1948 | | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Xenophanes ruatanensis (Godman & Salvin, 1895) | ⇒ Xenophanes tryxus Stoll, 1780 |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in St. John
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