Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region West Australia (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 535
5529
14269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 532
5515
14254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 511
5423
14103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
4090
11399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 75
1450
2894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1450
2894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
1443
2859 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
74
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
54
96 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
54
96 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for West Australia
1 Family width 96 Species and 50 Subspecies
Genera for West Australia
54 Genera with 96 Species #ABCDEHKLMNOPQSTV
| Achlyodes Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1940 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anisyntoides Waterhouse, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antipodia Atkins, 1932 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callimormus Scudder, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetocneme Felder, 1867 | Dusk-flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Codatractus Lindsey, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Croitana Waterhouse, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclopyge Mielke, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exometoeca Meyrick, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1780 | Awls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herimosa Atkins, 1965 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1869 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleucis Mabille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lotongus Distant, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesodina Meyrick, 1995 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Motasingha Watson, 1882 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neohesperilla Waterhouse &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocybadistes Heron, 1933 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oreisplanus Waterhouse &..., 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1915 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Praxis Guenée, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Proeidosa Atkins, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pythonides Hübner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrus Lindsey, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sovia Evans, 1897 | Bicolour Aces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1804 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Suniana W.H. Evans, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1934 | Grass Darts | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1862 | Cloudywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1992 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Vinius Godman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Australia
96 Species and 50 Subspecies | Achlyodes busirus bucolus (J. Hübner, 1819) | ⇒ Achlyodes busirus busirus Cramer, 1779 | | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Anisynta albovenata (Waterhouse, 1940) | ⇒ Herimosa albovenata Waterhouse, 1940 | | Anisynta fuscata (Waterhouse, 1940) | ⇒ Herimosa albovenata Waterhouse, 1940 | | Anisynta sphenosema Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Wedge Grass-skipper | | Anisynta weemala (Waterhouse, 1940) | ⇒ Herimosa albovenata Waterhouse, 1940 | | Anisyntoides argenteoornatus (Hewitson, 1868) | ⇒ Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868 | | Antipodia atralba Tepper, 1882 | Black And White Skipper | | Antipodia dactyliota Meyrick, 1888 | Western Sand-skipper | | Antipodia dactyliota dactyliota Meyrick, 1888 | Western Sand-skipper | | Antipodia dactyliota nila Waterhouse, 1932 | Western Sand-skipper | | Atalopedes mesogramma cunaxa (W.C. Hewitson, 1866) | ⇒ Atalopedes mesogramma mesogramma Latreille, 1824 | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Callimormus omadius (Godman, 1900) | ⇒ Callimormus alsimo Möschler, 1882 | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Cephrenes augiades Felder, 1860 | Orange Palm Dart | | Cephrenes augiades sperthias C. Felder, 1862 | Orange Palm-dart | | Cephrenes augiades tara Evans, 1935 | | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Chaetocneme denitza Hewitson, 1867 | Ornata dusk-flat | | Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus Hewitson, 1867 | White-crescent Mottled-Skipper | | Codatractus bryaxis Hewitson, 1867 | Golden Mottled-Skipper | | Croitana croites Hewitson, 1874 | Croites Skipper | | Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886 | | | Dalla carnis sondra Evans, 1955 | Carnis Skipperling | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Exometoeca nycteris Meyrick, 1888 | Western Flat | | Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded awl | | Herimosa albovenata Waterhouse, 1940 | White Veined Skipper | | Herimosa albovenata albovenata Waterhouse, 1940 | White-veined Sand-skipper | | Herimosa albovenata fuscata Parsons, 1965 | | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla chrysotricha cyclospila Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868 | Donnysa Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa albina Waterhouse, 1932 | | | Hesperilla donnysa galena Waterhouse, 1927 | | | Hesperilla flavescens Waterhouse, 1927 | Altona Skipper | | Hesperilla leucosia (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) | ⇒ Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | | Hesperilla leucospila (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) | ⇒ Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | | Hesperilla lunawanna (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) | ⇒ Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | | Hesperilla naua (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) | ⇒ Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | | Hesperilla plebeia (Meyrick & Lower, 1902) | ⇒ Hesperilla chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | | Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Riverine Sedge-skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866 | | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Lotongus calathus balta Evans, 1949 | White-tipped Palmer | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Mesodina cyanophracta Lower, 1911 | Blue Iris Skipper | | Mesodina hayi E.D. Edwards..., 1995 | Narrow-winged iris skipper | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Motasingha anaces (Meyrick, 1888) | ⇒ Antipodia dactyliota Meyrick, 1888 | | Motasingha anapus (Meyrick, 1888) | ⇒ Antipodia dactyliota Meyrick, 1888 | | Motasingha dirphia Hewitson, 1868 | Dirphia Skipper | | Motasingha nila (Meyrick, 1888) | ⇒ Antipodia dactyliota Meyrick, 1888 | | Motasingha trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Large Brown Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata occidentalis Tepper, 1882 | | | Motasingha trimaculata trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Tepper´s Skipper | | Neohesperilla senta Miskin, 1891 | Miskin´s skipper | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824 | Common Dart | | Ocybadistes flavovittatus vesta Waterhouse, 1932 | | | Ocybadistes hypomeloma Lower, 1911 | Pale Orange Dart | | Ocybadistes hypomeloma vaga Waterhouse, 1932 | | | Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894 | Green Grass-dart | | Ocybadistes walkeri olivia Waterhouse, 1933 | | | Oreisplanus perornata Kirby, 1893 | Montane Sedge-skipper | | Oreisplanus perornatus Kirby, 1893 | Montane Sedge-skipper | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Pelopidas lyelli Rothschild, 1915 | Lyell's Swift | | Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Rothschild, 1915 | Lyell´s Swift | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes taxiles psaumis Godman, 1908 | | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Praxis edwardsii Guenée, 1852 | | | Praxis limbatis Strand, 1924 | | | Praxis marmarinopa Meyrick, 1897 | | | Proeidosa polysema Lower, 1908 | Polysema Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Pythonides herennius cordus (P. Mabille, 1898) | ⇒ Pythonides herennius lusorius Mabille, 1891 | | Quadrus contubernalis praxis (C. Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis Mabille, 1883 | | Sovia hyrtacus de Nicéville, 1897 | Bicolour Ace | | Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Spialia sertorius sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) | ⇒ Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | | Suniana lascivia larrakia Couchman, 1951 | Dingy Grass-dart | | Suniana sunias Felder, 1860 | Orange Dart | | Taractrocera anisomorpha Lower, 1911 | Large Yellow Grass-dart | | Taractrocera celaeno (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934 | | Taractrocera ina Waterhouse, 1932 | Ina Grass Dart | | Taractrocera maevius maevius Fabricius, 1893 | | | Taractrocera papyria Boisduval, 1832 | Western dart | | Taractrocera papyria agraulia Hewitson, 1868 | Western Grassdart | | Taractrocera papyria papyria Boisduval, 1832 | White Grassdart | | Taractrocera psammopetra Braby, 2015 | Sandstone Grass-dart | | Taractrocera tilda Evans, 1934 | | | Telicota augias krefftii MacLeay, 1866 | Krefft´s Darter | | Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Darter | | Telicota colon argea Plotz, 1883 | Pale Darter | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thoon taxes Godman, 1900 | Taxes Skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thorybes pylades bathyllus (T.W. Harris, 1862) | ⇒ Thorybes pylades pylades Scudder, 1870 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868 | Silver Spotted Skipper | | Trapezites eremicola (Waterhouse &..., 1914) | ⇒ Trapezites sciron Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Trapezites sciron Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Mallee Ochre | | Trapezites sciron sciron Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Sciron Skipper | | Trapezites waterhouse Mayo & Atkins, 1992 | Laterite ochre | | Trapezites waterhousei Mayo & Atkins, 1992 | Laterite Ochre | | Vinius exilis phellus Mabille, 1883 | |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in West Australia
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