Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Silver-spotted Skipper)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHesperia comma (Silver-spotted Skipper)
SubfamilyHESPERIINAE (a subfamily of butterflies)
FamilyHESPERIIDAE (skippers)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Davis, S. 2004 Silver-spotted Skipper Vol 15, No. 6 Page: 383
Green, P. 2005 Silver-spotted skipper on scabious British Wildlife Vol 16, No 5: 358.
Hopkins, J. 2007 British Wildlife and Climate Change 2: Adapting to Climate Change British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 381-387.

Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted Skipper) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted Skipper)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted Skipper)
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