Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Divisio: Eulepidoptera
Sectio: Ditrysia
Subsectio: Apoditrysia
Clade: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamiliae: Barcinae - Chamundinae - Coeliadinae - Euschemoninae - Eudaminae - Hesperiinae - Heteropterinae - Katreinae - Megathyminae - Pyrginae - Trapezitinae

Overview of genera

Acada  Acerbas  Achalarus  Achlyodes  Acleros  Actinor  Adlerodea  Adopaeoides  Adopoea  Aegiale  Aeromachus  Aethilla  Agathymus  Aguna  Aides  Alera  Allora  Amblyscirtes  Ampittia  Anatrytone  Ancistroides  Ancyloxypha  Andronymus  Ankola  Anthoptus  Apaustus  Apostictopterus  Appia  Argon  Argopteron  Arita  Arnetta  Aroma  Arotis  Arrhenella  Arrhenes  Arteurotia  Artines  Artitropa  Asbolis  Astictopterus  Astraptes  Atalopedes  Atarnes  Atrytone  Atrytonopsis  Augiades  Aurina  Autochton  Badamia  Banta  Baoris  Baracus  Barca  Bibasis  Bolla  Borbo  Bruna  Brusa  Bungalotis  Burara  Burca  Butleria  Buzyges  Cabares  Cabirus  Caenides  Caligulana  Calliades  Calliana  Callimormus  Calpodes  Caltoris  Cantha  Carcharodus  Carterocephalus  Carystina  Carystoides  Carystus  Cephise  Cephrenes  Ceratrichia  Ceratricula  Chaetocneme  Chalcone  Charidia  Chioides  Chloeria  Choaspes  Chondrolepis  Choranthus  Chrysoplectrum  Cobaloides  Cobalopsis  Cobalus  Codatractus  Coeliades  Cogia  Conga  Conognathus  Copaeodes  Corticea  Cravera  Creteus  Crinifemur  Cumbre  Cupitha  Cyclopides  Cyclosemia  Cyclosma  Cymaenes  Cynea  Dalla  Damas  Dardarina  Decinea  Doberes  Dion  Doricha (Moore, 1883)  Drephalys  Dubiella  Dyscophellus  Eantis  Eburuncus  Ebusus  Ectomis  Eetion  Enosis  Entheus  Eogenes  Epargyreus  Epiphyes  Erionota  Euphyes  Euriphellus  Euschemon  Eutocus  Eutychide  Evansiella  Falga  Flaccilla  Flandria  Freemania  Freemaniana  Fresna  Fulda  Fuscocimex  Galerga  Gallio  Gamia  Gangara  Ge  Gegenes  Gindanes  Ginungagapus  Gomalia  Gorgopas  Gorgyra  Gretna  Gyroga  Haemactis  Halotus  Halpe  Hansa  Hasora  Heronia  Hesperia  Hesperopsis  Heteropterus  Hidari  Holguinia  Hovala  Hyalothyrus  Hyarotis  Hylephila  Hypocryptothryx  Hypoleucis  Iambrix  Idmon  Igapophilus  Iliana  Ilma  Inglorius  Isma  Ismene (Swainson)  Isoteinon  Iton  Jera  Joanna  Jongiana  Justinia  Kedestes  Kobrona  Koruthaialos  Lamponia  Leona  Lento  Lepella  Leptalina  Lerema  Lerodea  Levina  Libra  Librita  Lindra (Hesperiidae)  Linka  Lobocla  Lotongus  Lucida  Ludens  Lycas  Lychnuchoides  Lychnuchus  Marela  Malaza  Mastor  Matapa  Megaleas  Megathymus  Megistias  Melphina  Methion  Methionopsis  Metisella  Metron  Meza  Mictris  Milanion  Miltomiges  Mimene  Mimia  Miraja  Misius  Mnaseas  Mnasicles  Mnasilus  Mnasinous  Mnasitheus  Mnestheus  Moeris  Moeros  Molla  Molo  Moltena  Monca  Monza  Mopala  Morvina  Morys  Mucia  Muschampia  Myrinia (Evans)  Naevolus  Narcosius  Nascus  Nastra  Neadopaea  Neochlodes  Neoxeniades  Neposa  Nerula  Nicephellus  Niconiades  Nisoniades  Noctuana  Notocrypta  Nyctelius  Nyctus  Nylla  Oarisma  Ocella  Ochlodes  Ochus  Ocyba  Ocybadistes  Oechydrus  Oeonus  Oerane  Oileides  Oligoria  Onespa  Onophas  Onryza  Oriens  Orphe  Orses  Orthos  Osmodes  Osphantes  Ouleus  Oxynthes  Pachyneuria  Pamba  Panca  Panoquina  Papias  Paracarystus  Parachoranthus  Paracleros  Paracogia  Paradopoea  Paramimus  Parasovia  Paratrytone  Pardaleodes  Parnara  Paronymus  Parosmodes  Parphorus  Pastria  Peba  Pelion  Pellicia  Pelopidas  Pemara  Penicula  Perichares  Perrotia  Phanes  Phanus  Phareas  Phemiades  Pheraeus  Phlebodes  Phocides  Pholisora  Pirdana  Piruna  Pithauria  Plastingia  Platylesches  Ploetzia  Poanes  Polites  Polyctor  Polygonus  Polythrix  Polytremis  Pompeius  Porphyrogenes  Potanthus  Prada  Praescobura  Problema  Propapias  Propertius  Prosopalpus  Proteides  Prusiana  Pseudocopaeodes  Pseudokerana  Pseudonascus  Pseudopirdana  Pseudorphe  Pseudosarbia  Psolos  Psoralis  Pteroteinon  Pudicitia  Punta  Pyroneura  Pyrrhiades  Pyrrhocalles  Pyrrhochalcia  Pyrrhopygopsis  Pythonides  Quadrus  Quasimellana  Quedara  Quinta  Racta  Radiatus  Ramburia  Remella  Repens  Rhabdomantis  Rhinthon  Ridens  Rufocumbre  Sabera  Sacrator  Salanoemia  Salatis  Saliana  Saniba  Sarmientoia  Saturnus  Scobura  Sebastonyma  Semalea  Serdis  Sodalia  Sophista  Sovia  Spathilepia  Spialia  Stallingsia  Staphylus  Stimula  Stinga  Stomyles  Styriodes  Suada  Suastus  Sucova  Suniana  Synale  Synapte  Talides  Taractrocera  Tarsoctenus  Telegonus  Telemiades  Telicota  Telles  Tellona  Teniorhinus  Thargella  Thespieus  Thessia  Thoon  Thoressa  Thorybes  Thracides  Thymelicus  Tiacellia  Tigasis  Tirynthia  Tirynthoides  Tisias  Tromba  Tsitana  Tsukiyamaia  Turesis  Turmada  Turnerina  Typhedanus  Udaspes  Udranomia  Unkana  Urbanus  Vacerra  Vehilius  Venada  Venas  Vertica  Vettius  Vidius  Vinpeius  Viola  Virga  Wahydra  Wallengrenia  Windia  Xanthodisca  Xanthoneura  Xeniades  Xispia  Yania  Yanoancistroides  Yvretta  Zalomes  Zariaspes  Zela  Zenis  Zenonia  Zera  Zestusa  Zographetus  Zophopetes

Name

Hesperiidae Latreille, 1802: 398.

Synonyms

  • Megathymidae

Selected References

  • Evans, W.H. 1949. A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). xix + 502pp., 53 pls. BMNH, London. BHL Reference page. 
  • Lamas, G. 2004. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol. 5A. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439p. Reference page. 
  • Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. Ouvrage faisant suite à l’histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes. Familles naturelles des genres. Tome troisième. F. Dufart, Paris, xii + pp. 13–467 + [1 (errata)]. BHL Reference page. 
  • Maruyama, K. & Otsuka, K., 1991. Butterflies of Borneo, Vol.2, No.2 Hesperiidae. 89+83 pp. 48 pls. Tobishima Corporation, Japan. Reference page. 
  • Warren, A.D. ; J.R. Ogawa & A.V.Z. Brower, 2008: Phylogenetic relationships of subfamilies and circumscription of tribes in the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea). Cladistics 24: 642–676.
  • Warren, A.D.; Ogawa, J.R.; Brower, A.V.Z. 2009: Revised classification of the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea) based on combined molecular and morphological data. Systematic entomology, 34: 467–523.

Additional References

  • Ackery, P.R., de Jong, R. & Vane-Wright, R.I. 1999. The Butterflies: Hedyloidea, Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea. in Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology 4(35): 263–300 (ed. N.P. Kristensen). Berlin: de Gruyter. Reference page. 
  • Austin, G.T., 2008: Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: A new genus and species of Pyrginae. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 62 (1): 36–39.
  • Austin, G.T. & O.H.H. Mielke, 2007 : Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Carystus, with descriptions of two new species (Hesperiidae: Hesperiiinae). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 148: 1–13.
  • Austin, G.T. & P.J. DeVries, 2001: New Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) from Costa Rica. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology. 96: 1–8.
  • Bell, E.L., 1932: Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) of the Roraima and Duida expeditions, with descriptions of new species. American Museum novitates 555: 1–16. Full article: .
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  • Bell, E.L., 1937: A new species of Hesperiidae, and notes on others, from Panama (Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera). American Museum novitates 938: 1–7. Full article: .
  • Bell, E.L., 1938: A new genus and five new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). American Museum novitates 1013: 1–11. Full article: .
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  • Bell, E.L., 1947: Atrytone singularis Herrich-Schäffer and the subspecies insolata Butler (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum novitates 1359: 1–5. Full article: .
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  • Cock, M.J.W. 2010: Observations on the biology of Afro–tropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) principally from Kenya. Part 1. Introduction and Coeliadinae. Zootaxa, 2547: 1–63. Preview
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Vernacular names

беларуская: Тоўстагалоўкі
English: Skipper, Skipper Butterfly
suomi: Paksupäät
日本語: セセリチョウ科
polski: powszelatkowate
中文: 弄蝶科
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