Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for West Palaearctic (Palaearctic)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 108
1542
9893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 108
1542
9893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 108
1542
9893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 105
1539
9891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 59
1050
2847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1049
2845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 57
1046
2842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
30
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
43 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
43 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Palaearctic
1 Family width 43 Species
Genera for West Palaearctic
14 Genera with 43 Species | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1913 | Mallow Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterus Dumeril, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muschampia Tutt, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1777 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1928 | Checkered skippers | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1832 | African grizzled skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Palaearctic
43 Species | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Carcharodus baeticus Rambur, 1839 | Eastern Marbled Skipper | | Carcharodus flocciferus Zeller, 1847 | Tufted marbled skipper | | Carcharodus lavatherae Esper, 1783 | Marbled Skipper | | Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913 | Oriental Marbled Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Carterocephalus silvicolus (Meigen, 1771) | ⇒ Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829 | | Erynnis marloyi Boisduval, 1834 | Inky Skipper | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771 | Chequered Skipper | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Muschampia tessellum Hübner, 1803 | Tesselated Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803 | Large Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus (Scelotrix) andromedae Wallengren, 1853 | Alpine Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839 | 'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910 | Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus bellieri Oberthür, 1910 | Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus cacaliae Rambur, 1839 | Dusky Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus carlinae Rambur, 1839 | Carline Skipper | | Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Pyrgus fritillarius Poda, 1761 | | Pyrgus cinarae Rambur, 1839 | Sandy Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus cirsii Rambur, 1839 | Cinqfoil Skipper | | Pyrgus malvoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897 | Southern Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus onopordi Rambur, 1839 | Rosy Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus serratulae Rambur, 1839 | Olive Skipper | | Pyrgus sidae Esper, 1784 | Yellow-banded Skipper | | Pyrgus warrenensis Verity, 1928 | Warren's Skipper | | Spialia orbifer Hübner, 1823 | Brick Skipper | | Spialia phlomidis Herrich-Schä..., 1845 | Balochi Skipper | | Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Brick Skipper | | Spialia therapne Rambur, 1832 | Corsican Red-underwing Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus hyrax Lederer, 1861 | Levantine Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in West Palaearctic
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