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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
26
38
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
26
38
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
26
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
9 Genera with 9 Species
Chaetocneme Felder, 1867Dusk-flats1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopyge Mielke, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1878Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Quadrus Lindsey, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Viola Evans, 1953Violet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
9 Species and 6 Subspecies
Chaetocneme denitza Hewitson, 1867Ornata dusk-flat
Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Pholisora libya (Scudder, 1878)⇒ Hesperopsis libya Scudder, 1878
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Quadrus contubernalis praxis (C. Plötz, 1884)⇒ Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis Mabille, 1883
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Viola olla Evans, 1953

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Darwin
TribeAchlyodidini
Burmeister, 1878
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyrrhopygini
Mabille, 1877
Firetail skippers, Firetips
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrginae at artfakta.se
Pyrginae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrginae at gbif.org
Pyrginae at itis.gov