Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   SKIPPERS   (HESPERIDAE)
Subfamily   SKIPPERS - NORTH AMERICA   (HESPERIDAE - NEARCTIC)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ANCYLOXPHA NUMITOR
Common name:
Scientific name: CARTEROCEPHALUS PALAEMON
Common name:
Scientific name: ERYNNIS HORATIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ERYNNIS ICELUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ERYNNIS JUVENALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPHYES BIMACULA
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPERIA COMMA
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPERIA NEVADA
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPERIA SASSACUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGATHYMUS STRECKERI TEXANA
Common name: BLACK SKIPPER
Scientific name: PHOLISORA CATULLUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POANES HOBOMOK
Common name:
Scientific name: POLITES CORAS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLITES MYSTIC
Common name:
Scientific name: POLITES THEMISTOCLES
Common name:
Scientific name: PYRROHOPYGE ARAXES ARIZONAE
Common name:
Scientific name: PYGARUS COMMUNIS
Common name: CHECKERED SKIPPER
Scientific name: PYRGUS RURALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: THORBYES PYLADES
Common name:
Scientific name: THYMELICUS LINEOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: UBANUS PROTEUS