Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 131
509
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
509
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 127
498
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 97
452
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
222
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
222
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
222
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
21
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
16
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
16
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for St. Thomas
1 Family width 23 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for St. Thomas
16 Genera with 23 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choranthus Scudder, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1832 | Flasher butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1879 | Grass skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1777 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Thomas
23 Species and 3 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Choranthus insularis (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793 | | Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793 | Vitellius Skipper | | Epargyreus zestos Geyer, 1832 | Rusty skipper | | Epargyreus zestos arsaces (P. Mabille, 1903) | ⇒ Epargyreus zestos zestos Geyer, 1832 | | Epargyreus zestos zestos Geyer, 1832 | Zestos Skipper | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879 | Alabama Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790 | Hammoch Skipper | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in St. Thomas
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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