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Checklist for Subfamily Heteropterinae Aurivillius, 1925 (Different-winged Skippers)
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3397
13702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3357
13643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3343
13598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
5
154
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
128
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
127
304
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
127
304
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Skipperlings
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
4 Genera with 9 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 18295SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Metisella Hemming, 1764Sylphs2SpeciesTaxom
Piruna W.H. Evans, 19173SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
9 Species and 7 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon magnus Mattoon & Ti..., 1998Arctic Skipperling
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Carterocephalus palaemon skada W. H. Edwards, 1870Arctic Skipperling
Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829Northern Checkered Skipper
Dalla agathocles agathodes (H.G. Dyar, 1913)⇒ Dalla agathocles agathocles C. Felder & ..., 1867
Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955Hesperioides Skipperling
Metisella malgacha orina VĂ¡ri, 1976Drakensberg Grassveld Sylph
Metisella metis metis Linnaeus, 1764Western Gold-spotted Sylph
Piruna pirus Edwards, 1878Russet Skipperling
Piruna polingii Barnes, 1900Four-spotted Skipperling
Piruna semicaeca (Mabille & Bo..., 1917)⇒ Piruna pirus Edwards, 1878


Links, sources and further information
Heteropterinae at artfakta.se
Heteropterinae at dyntaxa.se
Heteropterinae at itis.gov