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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Wales (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
4420
12152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
476
4414
12143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
453
4360
12036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
3724
10874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
935
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
934
2102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
926
2089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
31
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
31
37
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wales
1 Family width 37 Species and 19 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper37SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wales
31 Genera with 37 Species
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Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Anisynta Lower, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1949Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Codatractus Lindsey, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopyge Mielke, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1827Dingy Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1910Rangers1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters4SpeciesTaxom
Pasma Waterhouse, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Perichares Scudder, 1867Ruby-eyes1SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Powellia Maskell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Praxis Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1758Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Satarupa Moore, 0White Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1864African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wales
37 Species and 19 Subspecies
Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Anisynta dominula dominula Plötz, 1884Dominula Skipper
Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Codatractus bryaxis Hewitson, 1867Golden Mottled-Skipper
Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886
Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955Hesperioides Skipperling
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758
Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827Common Hottentot
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902Chrysotricha Skipper
Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902Chrysotricha Skipper
Hesperilla donnysa aurantia Waterhouse, 1927
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Ochlodes faunus Esper, 1777Large Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852Large Skipper
Pasma tasmanica Miskin, 1889Tasmanica Skipper
Pasma tasmanicus Miskin, 1889Tasmanica skipper
Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Powellia vitreoradiata (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Trioza vitreoradiata Maskell, 1879
Praxis difficilis Walker, 1858
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis
Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864Boland Sandman
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Thymelicus sylvestris obscura Tutt, 1905
Trapezites luteus glaucus Waterhouse &..., 1914

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Wales
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
31
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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