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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for West China (China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5630
24594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
539
5630
24594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
503
5536
24470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
312
4012
19878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
871
2439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
871
2439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
863
2383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
61
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
58
182
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
58
182
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West China
1 Family width 182 Species and 49 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper182SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West China
58 Genera with 182 Species
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Abraximorpha Elwes & Edwards, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1949Scrub Hoppers12SpeciesTaxom
Ampittia Moore, 1890Bush hoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1878Fairies1SpeciesTaxom
Augiades Hübner, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Barca de Nicéville, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Bibasis Moore, 1962Awlets4SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Calpodes Hübner, 1782Brazilian skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Caltoris Swinhoe, 1883Swifts5SpeciesTaxom
Carcharodus Hübner, 1847Mallow Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 189114SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1998Flat8SpeciesTaxom
Choaspes Moore, 1844Awlkings1SpeciesTaxom
Coladenia Moore, 2003Pied Flats3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopyge Mielke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Daimio Murray, 1926White Flats3SpeciesTaxom
Darpa Moore, 1873Hairy Angle1SpeciesTaxom
Erionota Mabille, 1890Palm Redeye2SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1891Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Gangara Moore, 1775Giant Redeye2SpeciesTaxom
Gerosis Mabille, 2003White flat4SpeciesTaxom
Halpe Moore, 1877Aces20SpeciesTaxom
Hasora Moore, 1932Awls5SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalothyrus Mabille, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Hyarotis Moore, 1782Flitters1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoleucis Mabille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Iambrix Watson, 1865Chestnut Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Koruthaialos Watson, 1860Velvet Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Lobocla Moore, 1891Marbled Flat9SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Matapa Moore, 1866Branded redeye2SpeciesTaxom
Mooreana Evans, 1866Yellow Flat2SpeciesTaxom
Muschampia Tutt, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1881Demons4SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1853Darters7SpeciesTaxom
Ochus de Nicéville, 1878Tiger Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1853Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pedesta Hemming, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1877Branded Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pirdana Distant, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Polytremis Mabille, 1937Swifts9SpeciesTaxom
Potanthus Scudder, 1934Dart species16SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocoladenia Shirôzu & S..., 19494SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1891Checkered skippers7SpeciesTaxom
Quedionuchus Sharp, 20203SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1879Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Satarupa Moore, 1921White Flats5SpeciesTaxom
Sovia Evans, 1894Bicolour Aces5SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1804African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1878Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 1865Grass Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1949Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 2003Ace butterflies12SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Udaspes Moore, 1775Grass demon1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West China
182 Species and 49 Subspecies
Abraximorpha davidii Mabille, 1876Chequered Flat
Abraximorpha davidii esta Evans, 1949Mimic Flat
Abraximorpha esta Evans, 1949
Aeromachus catocyanea Mabille, 1876
Aeromachus catocyanea amplifascia Huang, 2003
Aeromachus catocyanea curvifascia Huang, 2003
Aeromachus dubius Elwes & Edwards, 1897Dingy Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus dubius impha Evans, 1949Forest Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus inachus Ménétriés, 1859
Aeromachus monstrabilus Huang, 2003
Aeromachus piceus Leech, 1894
Aeromachus propinquus Alpheraky, 1897
Aeromachus pseudojhora Lee, 1962
Aeromachus stigmata Moore, 1878Veined Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus stigmata shanda Evans, 1949
Ampittia dalailama Mabille, 1876Common Bush Hopper
Ampittia dioscorides Fabricius, 1793Bush Hopper
Ampittia dioscorides camertes Hewitson, 1868Bush Hopper
Ampittia dioscorides etura Mabille, 1891Bush Hopper
Ampittia trimacula Leech, 1891
Ampittia virgata Leech, 1890Striped Bush Hopper
Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878Forest Hopper
Augiades sylvanoides (Leech, 1894)⇒ Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853
Barca bicolor Oberthür, 1896
Bibasis amara (Moore, 1865)⇒ Burara amara Moore, 1865
Bibasis gomata lara Leech, 1894
Bibasis striata Hewitson, 1867
Bibasis unipuncta Lee, 1962
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782Arrowroot skipper
Caltoris bromus bromus Leech, 1894Extra-spot Swift
Caltoris cahira carina Evans, 1937
Caltoris sirius W.H. Evans, 1926Sirius Swift
Caltoris tulsi de Nicéville, 1883Malayan Purple Swift
Carcharodus flocciferus Zeller, 1847Tufted marbled skipper
Carterocephalus abax Oberthür, 1886
Carterocephalus alcina Evans, 1939
Carterocephalus alcinoides Lee, 1962
Carterocephalus avanti de Nicéville, 1886Orange
Carterocephalus christophi Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Carterocephalus dieckmanni Graeser, 1888Silver Mountain Hopper
Carterocephalus flavomaculatus Oberthür, 1886
Carterocephalus habaensis Yoshino, 1997
Carterocephalus houangty Oberthür, 1886Bhutan Hopper
Carterocephalus houangty jiuzaikouensis Yoshino, 2001
Carterocephalus houangty shoka Evans, 1914
Carterocephalus houangty zorgensis Yoshino, 2003
Carterocephalus niveomaculatus Oberthür, 1886
Carterocephalus pulchra Leech, 1891
Celaenorrhinus aurivittatus Moore, 1879Dark Yellow-banded Flat
Celaenorrhinus consanguinea Leech, 1891
Celaenorrhinus dhanada Moore, 1865Himalayan Yellow-banded Flat
Celaenorrhinus leucocera Kollar, 1848Common Spotted Flat
Celaenorrhinus maculosa C. Felder & ..., 1867
Celaenorrhinus patula de Nicéville, 1889Flash Spotted Flat
Celaenorrhinus tibetana Mabille, 1876
Celaenorrhinus vietnamicus Devyatkin, 1998
Choaspes xanthopogon Kollar, 1844Indian awkling
Coladenia maeniata Oberthür, 1896
Coladenia simianensis Xue, Li & Li, 2017
Coladenia uemurai H. Huang, 2003
Cyclopyge recurva
Daimio phisara rex Evans, 1949
Daimio tethys Ménétriés, 1857China Flat
Daimio tethys birmana Evans, 1926
Darpa striata Druce, 1873Strianted Angle
Erionota grandis Leech, 1890
Erionota grandis grandis Leech, 1890
Erynnis pelias Leech, 1891Frosted Duskywing
Gangara lebadea lebadea Hewitson, , 1868Banded Redeye
Gangara thyrsis Fabricius, 1775Common Banded awl
Gerosis phisara rex Evans, 1949
Gerosis sinica C. & R. Felder, 1862White Yellowbreast Flat
Gerosis sinica narada Moore, 1884Extensive White Flat
Gerosis yuani Huang, 2003
Halpe acucma Swinhoe, 1893
Halpe aucma Swinhoe, 1923
Halpe filda W.H. Evans, 1949Elwes' ace
Halpe gamma W.H. Evans, 1937
Halpe handa W.H. Evans, 1949Indian Ace
Halpe hauxwelli W.H. Evans, 1937Pale-marked Ace
Halpe knyvetti Elwes & Edwards, 1897Knyvett’s Ace
Halpe kumara de Nicéville, 1885Plain Ace
Halpe kumara kumara de Nicéville, 1885
Halpe kumara micromacula Huang, 2003
Halpe kusala Fruhstorfer, 1911Hill Ace
Halpe mixta H. Huang, 2003
Halpe molta W.H. Evans, 1949
Halpe muoi H. Huang, 1999
Halpe nephele Leech, 1893
Halpe ormenes Plötz, 1886Dark-banded Ace
Halpe parakumara H. Huang, 2003
Halpe porus Mabille, 1877Bi-spot ace
Halpe unicolora H. Huang, 1999
Halpe zema Hewitson, 1877Banded Ace
Hasora anura de Nicéville, 1889Lobeless Awl
Hasora badra Moore, 1857Ceylon Awl
Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780Banded Awl
Hasora danda Evans, 1949Evan’s Awl
Hasora vitta indica Evans, 1932Plain Banded Awl
Hesperia comma comma Linnaeus, 1758
Hyalothyrus neleus nileus (C.A. Clerck, 1764)⇒ Hyalothyrus neleus neleus Linnaeus, 1758
Hyarotis adrastus Stoll, 1782Tree Flitter
Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866
Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865Ceylon Palm Bob
Koruthaialos sindu sindu C.& R.Felder, 1860Bright Red Velvet Bob
Lobocla bifasciatus BREMER & GREY, 1853
Lobocla contractus (Leech, 1894)⇒ Lobocla contracta Leech, 1894
Lobocla disparalis Murayama, 1995
Lobocla germanus (Oberthür, 1886)⇒ Lobocla germana Oberthür, 1886
Lobocla liliana Atkinson, 1871Marbled Flat
Lobocla liliana liliana Atkinson, 1871Marbled Flat
Lobocla nepos Oberthür, 1886
Lobocla proximus Leech, 1891
Lobocla simplex Leech, 1891
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Matapa aria Moore, 1866Common red-eye
Matapa sasivarna Moore, 1866Black-veined red-eye
Mooreana trichoneura Felder & Felder, 1860Yellow Flat
Mooreana trichoneura pralaya Moore, 1866Yelllow Flat
Muschampia antonia Speyer, 1879
Muschampia staudingeri Speyer, 1879Streaked Skipper
Notocrypta ariannae Gallo & Bozano, 2017
Notocrypta curvifascia Felder & Felder, 1862Common banded Demon
Notocrypta paralysos Wood-Mason &..., 1881Banded Demon
Ochlodes ashinai sagitta
Ochlodes brahma Moore, 1878Himalayan Darter
Ochlodes flavomaculatus Draeseke, 1925
Ochlodes lanta Evans, 1939
Ochlodes subhyalina BREMER & GREY, 1853Subhyaline Darter
Ochlodes thibetana Oberthür, 1886Tibetan Darter
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Ochus subvittatus subvittatus Moore, 1878Tiger Hopper
Parnara guttatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Common Straight Swift
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pelopidas sinensis Mabille, 1877Chinese Branded Swift
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Pirdana hyela Hewitson, 1867Green-striped Palmer
Polytremis caerulescens Mabille, 1876
Polytremis gigantea Tsukiyama, C..., 1997
Polytremis gotama Sugiyama, 1999
Polytremis lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869Contiguous Swift
Polytremis matsuii Sugiyama, 1999
Polytremis micropunctata Huang, 2003
Polytremis nascens Leech, 1894
Polytremis theca macrotheca Huang, 2003
Polytremis theca theca Evans, 1937
Potanthus flava (Murray, 1875)⇒ Potanthus flavus Murray, 1875
Potanthus ganda Fruhstorfer, 1911Sumatran Dart
Potanthus lydia Evans, 1934Forest Dart
Potanthus mara Evans, 1932Branded Sikkim Dart
Potanthus mingo Edwards, 1866Narrow Bident Dart
Potanthus mingo ajax Evans, 1932Zigzag-banded Dart
Potanthus nesta Evans, 1934Sikkim Dart
Potanthus nesta nesta Evans, 1934Sikkim Dart
Potanthus palnia palnia Evans, 1914Bush Dart
Potanthus pseudomaesa Moore, 1881Common Dart
Potanthus pseudomaesa pseudomaesa Moore, 1881
Potanthus rectifasciata Elwes & Edwards, 1897Branded Dart
Potanthus riefenstahli Huang, 2003
Potanthus taqini H. Huang, 2001
Potanthus tibetana H. Huang, 2002
Potanthus trachala phoebe Evans, 1934
Pseudocoladenia dan Fabricius, 1787Fulvous Pied Flat
Pseudocoladenia dea Leech, 1894
Pseudocoladenia fatua Evans, 1949Sikkim Pied Flat
Pseudocoladenia festa Evans, 1949Dull Pied Flat
Pyrgus alveus reverdini Oberthür, 1912
Pyrgus alveus sifanicus Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Pyrgus alpinus Erschoff, 1874Mountain Skipper
Pyrgus bieti Oberthür, 1886
Pyrgus maculatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Chinese Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus maculatus thibetanus Oberthür, 1891
Pyrgus oberthueri Leech, 1891
Quedionuchus glaber O.F.Müller, 1776
Quedionuchus reitterianus Bernhauer, 1934
Quedionuchus yunnanensis Brunke, 2020
Sarangesa dasahara Moore, 1865Black Angle
Sarangesa thecla thecla Plötz, 1879
Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür, 1921
Satarupa nymphalis Speyer, 1879
Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis
Satarupa splendens Tytler, 1915Splendid White Flat
Satarupa valentini Oberthür, 1921
Sovia grahami grahami Evans, 1926
Sovia lucasii Mabille, 1876Lucas’s Ace
Sovia separata Moore, 1892Chequered Ace
Sovia subflava Leech, 1894
Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804Brick Skipper
Tagiades litigiosa Möschler, 1878Golden Angle
Taractrocera danna Moore, 1865Himalayan Dark Dart
Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949
Thoressa baileyi South, 1914
Thoressa bivitta Oberthür, 1886
Thoressa blanchardii blanchardii Oberthür, 1886
Thoressa fusca fusca Elwes, 1893Small-spot Plain Ace
Thoressa gupta gupta de Niceville, 1886Olive ace
Thoressa hyrie de Nicéville, 1891Large-spot Plain Ace
Thoressa latris Leech, 1893
Thoressa masuriensis Moore, 1878
Thoressa pandita de Nicéville, 1885
Thoressa serena Evans, 1937
Thoressa submacula Leech, 1890
Thoressa viridis H. Huang, 2003
Thymelicus nervulata Mabille, 1876
Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775Chestnut Bob

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in West China
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
58
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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