Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
387
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
328
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
14
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for US Virgin Islands
1 Family width 17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for US Virgin Islands
14 Genera with 17 Species | Asbolis Mabille, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choranthus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1832 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephyriades Hübner, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctelius Hayward, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoptilum de Nicéville, 1867 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for US Virgin Islands
17 Species and 3 Subspecies | Asbolis capucinus Lucas, 1856 | Monk | | Choranthus vitellius Fabricius, 1793 | Vitellius Skipper | | Epargyreus zestos Geyer, 1832 | Rusty skipper | | Ephyriades arcas Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Duskywing | | Ephyriades zephodes Hübner, 1825 | Zephodes Duskywing | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824 | Nyctelius Skipper | | Odontoptilum angulatum helias Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793 | Purple Washed Skipper | | Panoquina panoquinoides Skinner, 1892 | Beach Skipper | | Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790 | Hammoch Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
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