NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Hesperia
  Tribe - Hesperiini
  Subfamily - Hesperiinae
  Family - Hesperiidae
  Superfamily - Hesperioidea
  Order - Lepidoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado colorado
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado ochracea
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado oroplata
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado susanae
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado mojavensis
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado idaho
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado leussleri
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado tildeni
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado harpalus
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado oregonia
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado mattoonorum
      Subspecies - Hesperia colorado dodgei