Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Union Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 137
365
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 137
365
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
340
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 94
286
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
10
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
10
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Union Parish
1 Family width 12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Union Parish
10 Genera with 12 Species | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoria Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylus Godman & Salvin, 1866 | Scallopwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Union Parish
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863 | Cobweb Skipper | | Oligoria maculata Edwards, 1865 | Three-Spot Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Staphylus mazans Reakirt, 1866 | Mazans Scallopwing | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Union Parish
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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