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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Tonga (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
443
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
139
443
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
429
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
304
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
143
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
143
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
143
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tonga
1 Family width 4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tonga
4 Genera with 4 Species
Badamia Moore, 1775Brown Awl1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1949Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868Donnysa Skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Telicota ohara iona Evans, 1949

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Tonga
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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