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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1109
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
39
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
33
55
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
33
55
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
33
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
14
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
14 Genera with 25 Species
Achlyodes Hübner, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Astraptes Hübner, 1896Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoplectrum Watson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1832Flasher butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephyriades Hübner, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Polygonus Hübner, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1767Checkered skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1804African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings2SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1758Longtail Skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Xenophanes Godman and S..., 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
25 Species and 6 Subspecies
Achlyodes thraso (Hübner, 1807)⇒ Achlyodes mithridates Fabricius, 1793
Astraptes anaphus anausis Godman & Salvin, 1896Caribbean Yellow-tipped Flasher
Chrysoplectrum perniciosus Herrich-Schä..., 1869Perniciosus Skipper
Epargyreus zestos Geyer, 1832Rusty skipper
Epargyreus zestos arsaces (P. Mabille, 1903)⇒ Epargyreus zestos zestos Geyer, 1832
Epargyreus zestos zestos Geyer, 1832Zestos Skipper
Ephyriades arcas Drury, 1773Caribbean Duskywing
Ephyriades brunnea Herrich-Schä..., 1865Florida Duskywing
Ephyriades zephodes Hübner, 1825Zephodes Duskywing
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790Hammoch Skipper
Polygonus lividus (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790
Polygonus punctus Bell & Comstock, 1948
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767Tropical Checkered Skipper
Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804Brick Skipper
Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790Brown Tailed Skipper
Urbanus dorantes cramptoni Comstock, 1944Antillean Dorantes Longtail
Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758Bean leaf roller
Xenophanes ruatanensis (Godman & Salvin, 1895)⇒ Xenophanes tryxus Stoll, 1780

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

Taxom

TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErynnini
Brues & Carpenter, 1932
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEudamini
Mabille, 1877
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyrgini
Burmeister, 1878
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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