Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3364
8028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 293
2941
7315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
811
1724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
810
1720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
803
1707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
20
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
20
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Midlands
1 Family width 29 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for West Midlands
20 Genera with 29 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astraptes Hübner, 1888 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Codatractus Lindsey, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypterus Mabille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1907 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1758 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1777 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Midlands
29 Species and 6 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Astraptes galesus galesus Mabille, 1888 | | | Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863 | | Codatractus bryaxis Hewitson, 1867 | Golden Mottled-Skipper | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Eurypterus ferox | | | Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862 | Little Glassy Wing | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in West Midlands
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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