Checklist for Tribe Pyrrhopygini Mabille, 1877 (Firetail skippers)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2766
4827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 350
2765
4825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
2706
4722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
2329
4193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
1113
2044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
1113
2044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
1112
2044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
162
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 2
150
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
149
277 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 149
277 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers | 57
118 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pyrrhopygini
Mabille, 1877
Firetail skippers, Firetips | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Trinidad
5 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Trinidad
8 Species and 9 Subspecies | Aspitha aspitha parima Plötz, 1886 | Aspitha Firetip | | Elbella etna Evans, 1951 | Etna Skipper | | Myscelus amystis Hewitson, 1867 | | | Myscelus amystis amystis Hewitson, 1867 | Widespread Myscelus | | Myscelus amystis rogersi (W.J. Kaye, 1914) | ⇒ Myscelus amystis amystis Hewitson, 1867 | | Mysoria barcastus Sepp, 1855 | Royal Firetip | | Mysoria barcastus alta Evans, 1951 | Barcastus Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge amyclas Cramer, 1779 | Yellow-edged Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge amyclas amyclas Cramer, 1779 | Yellow-edged Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge phidias Linnaeus, 1758 | Original Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge phidias guianae E. Bell, 1932 | Original Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge phidias phidias Linnaeus, 1758 | Original Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge proculus proculus Hopffer, 1874 | Proculus Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge thericles Mabille, 1891 | Impostor Firetip | | Pyrrhopyge thericles ronda Evans, 1953 | Impostor Firetip |
Subnodes of Pyrrhopygini with occurrences in Trinidad
Links, sources and further information Pyrrhopygini at itis.gov
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