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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Santa Cruz (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
623
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
604
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
529
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
173
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
173
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
173
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
17
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
17
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
17
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
9 Genera with 12 Species
Drephalys Watson, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Gorgythion Godman and S..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Phocides Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1852Checkered skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1884African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1907Longtail Skippers3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Drephalys helixus heraclides Bell, 1942
Gorgythion begga Prittwitz, 1868Variegated Skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Nisoniades rubescens Möschler, 1876Purplish Black Skipper
Phocides urania urania Westwood, 1852Urania Skipper
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852Desert checkered skipper
Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884)⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790Brown Tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758Bean leaf roller
Urbanus viterboana Ehrmann, 1907Bluish Longtail

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Starr County)
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErynnini
Brues & Carpenter, 1932
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEudamini
Mabille, 1877
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyrgini
Burmeister, 1878
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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