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Taxonomy of Genus Pholisora Scudder, 1872
Sootywings


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species
PhalanxObtectomera
Minet, 1986
8
1724
33194
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
6
1580
31274
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
3
1099
24454
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
2
1096
24391
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
1096
24391
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
242
9165
Genera
Species
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
31
1255
Genera
Species
GenusPholisora
Scudder, 1872
Sootywings
60Species
Subnodes of Pholisora Scudder, 1872
SpeciesPholisora alphea Edwards, 1876
SpeciesPholisora alpheus Edwards, 1876
SpeciesPholisora angulata Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora aplica Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora astra Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora atahuallpai Lindsey, 1925
SpeciesPholisora azteca Scudder, 1872
SpeciesPholisora balsa Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora banosa Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora boliviensis Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora browni Hayward, 1939
SpeciesPholisora buena Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora caribbea Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora cartagoa Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora catalus P.R. Hoy, 1883  ⇒ Pholisora catullus
SpeciesPholisora catharina Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793
Common sooty wing, Common Sootywing, Roadside Rambler
2Subspecies
SpeciesPholisora ceos Edwards, 1882
SpeciesPholisora chilpancingo Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora chlorocephala Latreille, 1823
SpeciesPholisora clytius Godman & Salvin, 1897
SpeciesPholisora cordillerae Lindsey, 1925
SpeciesPholisora corumba Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora cruza Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora escalophoides Hayward, 1941
SpeciesPholisora gracielae MacNeill, 1970
SpeciesPholisora hazelae Hayward, 1940
SpeciesPholisora huigra Williams & Bell, 1940  ⇒ Staphylus huigra
SpeciesPholisora iguala Williams & Bell, 1940  ⇒ Staphylus semitincta
SpeciesPholisora imperspicua Hayward, 1940  ⇒ Staphylus imperspicua
SpeciesPholisora inornata Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora lena Edwards, 1882
SpeciesPholisora libya Scudder, 1878  ⇒ Hesperopsis libya
Great Basin Sootywing, Lena Sooty Wing, Mohave Sootywing
1Subspecies
SpeciesPholisora lizeri Hayward, 1938
SpeciesPholisora lorea Bell, 1947
SpeciesPholisora maculata Bell, 1938
SpeciesPholisora madrea Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora mancoi Lindsey, 1925
SpeciesPholisora mazans Reakirt, 1866
SpeciesPholisora mejicana Reakirt, 1866  ⇒ Pholisora mejicanus
Blue Sooty Wing, Mexican Sooty Wing, Mexican Sootywing
SpeciesPholisora mejicanus Reakirt, 1866
Mexican Sootywing
SpeciesPholisora melaina Hayward, 1947
SpeciesPholisora mexicana F.D. Godman & O. Salvin, 1897  ⇒ Pholisora mejicanus
SpeciesPholisora morona Bell, 1940  ⇒ Bolla morona
SpeciesPholisora naranjapata Williams & Bell, 1940
SpeciesPholisora nessus Edwards, 1877
SpeciesPholisora nubecula Hayward, 1940
SpeciesPholisora oricus Edwards, 1879
SpeciesPholisora pirus Edwards, 1878
SpeciesPholisora putumayo Bell, 1937
SpeciesPholisora rileyi Hayward, 1936
SpeciesPholisora semicaeca Mabille & Boullet, 1917  ⇒ Piruna pirus
SpeciesPholisora smodora Dyar, 1915  ⇒ Bolla litus
SpeciesPholisora tepeca Bell, 1942
SpeciesPholisora toba Hayward, 1947
SpeciesPholisora undulatus Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
SpeciesPholisora zorilla Plötz, 1886

Synonyms
Hesperopsis (Dyar, 1905)
Philisora (C. Dury, 1880)
Pholisara (K. Okano, 1981)
Pholison (M.J. Elrod & F.I. Malley, 1906)
Pholisoria (B.P. Bales, 1909)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pholisora
EnglishSootywings


Distribution of Pholisora Scudder, 1872
Argentina


Canada


Chile


Colombia


Costa Rica


Georgia


India


Jordan


Mexico
4 Species
Namibia


USA




Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation


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