HESPERIOIDEA
(skipper butterflies)

HESPERIOIDEA (skipper butterflies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

HESPERIOIDEA (skipper butterflies) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyHESPERIOIDEA (skipper butterflies)
SuborderRHOPALOCERA (butterflies)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for HESPERIOIDEA (skipper butterflies)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Eeles, P. UK Butterflies www.ukbutterflies.co.uk
Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J. 1989 Hesperiidae to Nymphalidae (the butterflies) (vol 7(1)) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 7 (Part 1), Harley Books
in the hand Stokoe, W.J. The Observer's Book of Butterflies Observer's Books, No 3, 191pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

  • Caterpillars

    • in the hand Carter, D.J. 1979 The Observer's Book of Caterpillars Observer's Books, No 79, 159pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

    HESPERIOIDEA (skipper butterflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to HESPERIOIDEA (skipper butterflies):

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