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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Wilmington (Houston County, Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
441
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
441
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
427
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
412
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
335
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
335
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
334
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wilmington (Minnesota)
1 Family width 14 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wilmington (Minnesota)
9 Genera with 14 Species
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Atrytone Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Calpodes Hübner, 1782Brazilian skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1869Duskywings3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Nastra Evans, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1777Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wilmington (Minnesota)
14 Species
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Atrytone arogos Boisduval & ..., 1834Arogos Skipper
Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782Arrowroot skipper
Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936Indigo Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis martialis Scudder, 1869Mottled Dusky Wing
Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862Indian Skipper
Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824Swarthy Skipper
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Poanes viator Edwards, 1865Broad Marsh Skipper
Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829Southern Dimorphic Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Wilmington (Minnesota)
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov