Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 130
524
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 130
524
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
514
765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 94
454
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
185
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
185
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
184
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
42
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
41
68 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
41
68 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tobago
1 Family width 68 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Tobago
41 Genera with 68 Species
| Achlyodes Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthoptus Bell, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astraptes Hübner, 1790 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callimormus Scudder, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carystus Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1878 | Flat | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaenes Scudder, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epius Marshall, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudamus Swainson, 0 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1767 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lerema Scudder, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megistias Godman, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mnasitheus Godman, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monca Evans, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mucia Godman, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myscelus Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysoria Watson, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pellicia Herrich-Schä..., 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 0 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanus Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenes Hemming, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Proteides Hübner, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinthon Godman, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Systacea P. Mabille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thessia Steinhauser, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1821 | Longtail Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vacerra Godman, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tobago
68 Species and 6 Subspecies | Achlyodes fredericus | | | Anthoptus maracanae Bell, 1934 | Trinidadian Skipper | | Astraptes alardus Stoll, 1790 | Frosted Flasher | | Atrytone pericia | | | Callimormus corades Felder, 1862 | Corades skipper | | Callimormus juventa | | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Carystus fantasos | | | Carystus phorcus Cramer, 1777 | Larger shothole borer | | Celaenorrhinus eligius Stoll, 1782 | Eligius Flat | | Celaenorrhinus eligius eligius (Stoll, 1781) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus eligius punctiger Burmeister, 1878 | | Celaenorrhinus eligius punctiger Burmeister, 1878 | | | Cymaenes silius | | | Epius veleda | | | Eudamus aminias Hewitson, 1867 | | | Eudamus catillus | | | Eudamus dorantes (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | | Eudamus eurycles (Latreille, 1824) | ⇒ Urbanus teleus Hübner, 1821 | | Eudamus octomaculata | | | Eudamus proteus | Long-tailed Skipper | | Eudamus simplicius | | | Eudamus undalatus | | | Hesperia syrichtus (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hylephila phylaeus Drury, 1880 | | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerema parum | | | Lerodea phocilides | | | Lerodea tripunctata | | | Megistias cortica | | | Megistias epiberus | | | Megistias telata | | | Mnasitheus simplicissimus | | | Monca telata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Telata Skipper | | Mucia thyia (Godman, 1900) | ⇒ Mucia zygia Plötz, 1886 | | Mucia zygia Plötz, 1886 | Black-dotted Skipper | | Myscelus amystis Hewitson, 1867 | | | Mysoria barcastus Sepp, 1855 | Royal Firetip | | Mysoria barcastus venezuelae Scudder, 1872 | Barcastus Firetip | | Mysoria venezuelar | | | Niconiades gesta | | | Niconiades xanthaphes Hübner, 1821 | Stub-tailed Skipper | | Nisoniades bessus Möschler, 1876 | | | Nisoniades rubescens Möschler, 1876 | Purplish Black Skipper | | Panoquina ocola Edwards, 1863 | Long-windged Skipper | | Pellicia bessus (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Nisoniades bessus Möschler, 1876 | | Pellicia bromias (Godman & Salvin, 1894) | ⇒ Nisoniades rubescens Möschler, 1876 | | Perichares corydon | | | Phanus marshalli Kirby, 1880 | Common Phanus | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Prenes nyctelius | | | Prenes ocola | ⇒ Panoquina ocola Edwards, 1863 | | Prenes sylvicola | | | Proteides mercurius angasi Godman & Salvin, 1884 | Mercurial Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Rhinthon bistrigula Herrich-Schä..., 1861 | | | Rhinthon chiriquensis Mabille, 1889 | | | Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867 | | | Symmachia technema Stichel, 1910 | | | Symmachia virgatula Stichel, 1910 | | | Systacea erosa | | | Talides sinois Hübner, 1819 | | | Talides sinon (Stoll, 1781) | ⇒ Talides sinois Hübner, 1819 | | Thessia athesis Hewitson, 1867 | Athesis Cloudywing | | Thracides antonius | | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Urbanus simplicius Stoll, 1790 | Plain Longtail | | Urbanus tanna Evans, 1952 | Tanna Longatail | | Urbanus teleus Hübner, 1821 | Teleus Longtail | | Vacerra litana Hewitson, 1866 | Litana Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Tobago
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