Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Tai Po District (Hong Kong, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 152
1095
1380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 152
1095
1380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
1040
1315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 92
918
1181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
747
979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
747
979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
746
978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
36
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
30
39 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
30
39 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tai Po District
1 Family width 39 Species
Genera for Tai Po District
30 Genera with 39 Species
| Abraximorpha Elwes & Edwards, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1775 | Scrub Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampittia Moore, 1793 | Bush hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bibasis Moore, 1820 | Awlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Burara Swinhoe, 1865 | Awlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caltoris Swinhoe, 1893 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1848 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choaspes Moore, 1843 | Awlkings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1941 | Palm Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerosis Mabille, 1884 | White flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1780 | Awls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyarotis Moore, 1782 | Flitters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 1865 | Chestnut Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isoteinon C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matapa Moore, 1866 | Branded redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1881 | Demons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoptilum de Nicéville, 1862 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1853 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polytremis Mabille, 1869 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potanthus Scudder, 1878 | Dart species | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Suastus Moore, 1798 | Palm bob | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1865 | Clouded Flats | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Udaspes Moore, 1775 | Grass demon | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zographetus Watson, 1884 | Flitters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tai Po District
39 Species | Abraximorpha davidii Mabille, 1876 | Chequered Flat | | Aeromachus jhora de Nicéville, 1885 | Grey Scrub Hopper | | Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1775 | Pigmy Scrub Hopper | | Ampittia dioscorides Fabricius, 1793 | Bush Hopper | | Astictopterus jama Felder & Felder, 1860 | Forest Hopper | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Bibasis oedipodea Swainson, 1820 | Branded Orange Awlet | | Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | Formosan Swift | | Burara gomata (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Bibasis gomata Moore, 1865 | | Caltoris bromus Leech, 1893 | Colon Swift | | Celaenorrhinus leucocera Kollar, 1848 | Common Spotted Flat | | Choaspes benjaminii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Common awlking | | Dalla crithote Hewitson, 1874 | Crithoe Skipperling | | Erionota torus Evans, 1941 | Banana Skipper | | Gerosis phisara Moore, 1884 | Dusky Yellow Breasted Flat | | Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded Awl | | Hyarotis adrastus Stoll, 1782 | Tree Flitter | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Isoteinon lamprospilus Felder & Felder, 1862 | | | Matapa aria Moore, 1866 | Common red-eye | | Notocrypta curvifascia Felder & Felder, 1862 | Common banded Demon | | Notocrypta paralysos Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | Banded Demon | | Odontoptilum angulata Felder, 1862 | Banded Angle | | Parnara ganga W.H. Evans, 1937 | Continental Swift | | Parnara guttatus BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Common Straight Swift | | Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville, 1882 | Great Swift | | Pelopidas conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Conjoined Swift | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Polytremis lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Contiguous Swift | | Potanthus confucius Felder & Felder, 1862 | Chinese Dart | | Potanthus pava Fruhstorfer, 1911 | Formosan dart | | Potanthus trachala Mabille, 1878 | Broad Bident Dart | | Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798 | Ceylon Ace | | Tagiades litigiosa Möschler, 1878 | Golden Angle | | Tagiades menaka Moore, 1865 | Dark Edged Snow Flat | | Telicota ancilla Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Dark Palm Dart | | Telicota besta Evans, 1949 | Besta Palm Dart | | Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775 | Chestnut Bob | | Zographetus satwa de Nicéville, 1884 | Purple and Gold Flitter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Tai Po District
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