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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
59
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
54
191
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
54
191
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
54
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
15
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
15 Genera with 36 Species
Achlyodes Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1949Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocneme Felder, 1934Dusk-flats25SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopyge Mielke, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1793Duskywings4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Marela Mabille, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Netrocoryne C. & R.Felder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1839Checkered skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1949Clouded Flats16SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
36 Species and 32 Subspecies
Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953
Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949
Chaetocneme antipodes Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Chaetocneme antipodes antipodes Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Chaetocneme antipodes biaka Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Chaetocneme callixenus Hewitson, 1867
Chaetocneme caristus Hewitson, 1867
Chaetocneme corvus (Felder, 1860)⇒ Chaetocneme helirius Cramer, 1775
Chaetocneme critomedia Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Banded Dusk-flat
Chaetocneme critomedia hydra Evans, 1934
Chaetocneme critomidia
Chaetocneme critomidia caristus
Chaetocneme critomidia hydra
Chaetocneme editus Plötz, 1885
Chaetocneme helirius Cramer, 1775
Chaetocneme helirius dissimilis Swinhoe, 1905
Chaetocneme helirius sombra Evans, 1934
Chaetocneme lunula Mabille, 1888
Chaetocneme morea Evans, 1934
Chaetocneme naevifera dissimilis Swinhoe, 1905
Chaetocneme sombra Evans, 1934
Chaetocneme tenuis Van Eecke, 1924
Chaetocneme tenuis hibernia Evans, 1934
Chaetocneme tenuis tenuis Eecke, 1924
Chaetocneme trifenestrata Fruhstorfer, 1910
Chaetocneme triton Boisduval, 1932
Chaetocneme triton hibernia Evans, 1934
Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832Banded Oak Dusky Wing
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Marela tamyris tamba Evans, 1953
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Netrocoryne thaddeus Hewitson, 1876
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus cirsii Rambur, 1839Cinqfoil Skipper
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Tagiades japetus Stoll, 1781Black & White Flat
Tagiades japetus hovia Swinhoe, 1904
Tagiades japetus inconspicua Rothschild, 1915
Tagiades japetus janetta Butler, 1870Black And White Flat
Tagiades japetus japetus
Tagiades japetus mathias Evans, 1934
Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860Nestus Flat
Tagiades nestus brunta Evans, 1949
Tagiades nestus korela Mabille, 1891
Tagiades nestus presbyter Butler, 1882
Tagiades nestus suffusus Rothschild, 1915
Tagiades trebellius Hopffer, 1874
Tagiades trebellius canonicus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Tagiades trebellius lola Evans, 1949
Tagiades trebellius vella Evans, 1934
Tagiades waterstradti talanga Evans, 1949
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
TribeAchlyodidini
Burmeister, 1878
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErynnini
Brues & Carpenter, 1932
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEudamini
Mabille, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyrgini
Burmeister, 1878
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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