Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Troy (Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 103
386
499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 103
386
499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
361
450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
336
423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
185
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
185
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
185
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Troy (Inverness County)
1 Family width 15 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Troy (Inverness County)
13 Genera with 15 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1867 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1839 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Troy (Inverness County)
15 Species and 4 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes bimacula Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Two-Spot Sedge Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839 | 'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Troy (Inverness County)
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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