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Taxonomy of Genus Borbo W.H. Evans, 1949
Swifts


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species
PhalanxObtectomera
Minet, 1986
8
1724
33194
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
6
1580
31274
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
3
1099
24454
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
2
1096
24391
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
1096
24391
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
408
10692
Genera
Species
TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
12
653
Genera
Species
GenusBorbo
W.H. Evans, 1949
Swifts
82Species
Subnodes of Borbo W.H. Evans, 1949
SpeciesBorbo aequalis Gaede, 1917  ⇒ Borbo holtzi
SpeciesBorbo aures Mabille, 1883  ⇒ Borbo holtzi
SpeciesBorbo auritinctus Butler, 1898  ⇒ Borbo detecta
SpeciesBorbo barnesi Evans, 1949
SpeciesBorbo bevani Moore, 1878
Beavan´s swift, Beavan’s Swift, Bevan's swift
SpeciesBorbo binga Evans, 1937
Dark Forest Swift
SpeciesBorbo bipunctata Elwes & Edwards, 1897  ⇒ Borbo impar
SpeciesBorbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833
Borbo Skipper, Olive Haired Swift, Olive-haired Swift
3Subspecies
SpeciesBorbo caesia Gaede, 1917  ⇒ Borbo holtzi
SpeciesBorbo cana Lathy, 1901  ⇒ Borbo holtzi
SpeciesBorbo chagwa Evans, 1937
Chagwa Skipper, Chagwa Swift
SpeciesBorbo cingala Moore, 1881  ⇒ Borbo cinnara
SpeciesBorbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Formosan Swift, Rice leaf folder, Rice Swift
1Subspecies
SpeciesBorbo cinnaria
SpeciesBorbo cinnera
SpeciesBorbo colaca Moore, 1877  ⇒ Borbo cinnara
SpeciesBorbo contigualis Rothschild, 1915  ⇒ Borbo impar
SpeciesBorbo continentalis Strand, 1912  ⇒ Borbo borbonica
SpeciesBorbo detecta Trimen, 1893
Rusty Swift
SpeciesBorbo dondo Evans, 1956
SpeciesBorbo elisa
SpeciesBorbo falarus Druce, 1912  ⇒ Borbo perobscura
Small Swift
SpeciesBorbo fallatus Holland, 1893  ⇒ Borbo detecta
SpeciesBorbo fallax Gaede, 1916
False Swift
SpeciesBorbo fanta Evans, 1937
Fanta Swift, Twin-spot Swift
2Subspecies
SpeciesBorbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855
Foolish Swift, Long Horned Skipper, Long Horned Swift
3Subspecies
SpeciesBorbo ferruginea Aurivillius, 1925
Ferrous Skipper, Ferrous Swift, Ferruginous Swift
2Subspecies
SpeciesBorbo gemella Mabille, 1884
Twin Swift
SpeciesBorbo gemina Gaede, 1916  ⇒ Borbo perobscura
SpeciesBorbo guttana Evans, 1947  ⇒ Borbo chagwa
SpeciesBorbo havei Boisduval, 1833
Small Malagasy Swift
SpeciesBorbo holli Oberthür, 1910
SpeciesBorbo holtzi Plötz, 1883
Variable Swift
SpeciesBorbo holtzii Plötz, 1883
Variable Swift
SpeciesBorbo impar Mabille, 1883
Yellow Rice Swift, Yellow Swift
4Subspecies
SpeciesBorbo kaka Evans, 1938
Kakamega Swift
SpeciesBorbo karschi Aurivillius, 1925  ⇒ Borbo perobscura
SpeciesBorbo kilwa Evans, 1937  ⇒ Borbo chagwa
SpeciesBorbo kuyaniana Matsumura, 1919  ⇒ Borbo cinnara
SpeciesBorbo laraca Swinhoe, 1907  ⇒ Borbo impar
SpeciesBorbo lavella Evans, 1937  ⇒ Borbo impar
SpeciesBorbo lavinia Waterhouse, 1932  ⇒ Borbo impar
SpeciesBorbo liana Evans, 1937
Evans´ Scarce Swift
SpeciesBorbo lugens Hopffer, 1855
Lesser Horned Skipper, Lesser Horned Swift
SpeciesBorbo maranga Butler, 1899  ⇒ Borbo lugens
SpeciesBorbo micans Holland, 1896
Marsh Swift
SpeciesBorbo morella Joannis, 1893
SpeciesBorbo perobscura Druce, 1912
Small Swift
SpeciesBorbo philippina
Philippine Swift
SpeciesBorbo plana Swinhoe, 1915  ⇒ Borbo lugens
SpeciesBorbo pyrrobaphes Mabille, 1897
SpeciesBorbo ratek Boisduvel, 1833
Large Malagasy Swift
SpeciesBorbo rougeoti Picard, 1949  ⇒ Borbo holtzi
SpeciesBorbo saruna Plötz, 1885  ⇒ Borbo cinnara
SpeciesBorbo saturata Wood-Mason & Nicéville, 1882  ⇒ Borbo cinnara
SpeciesBorbo senegalensis Klug, 1842  ⇒ Borbo borbonica
SpeciesBorbo sidata Fruhstorfer, 1911  ⇒ Borbo impar
SpeciesBorbo sinnis Mabille, 1878  ⇒ Borbo ratek
SpeciesBorbo sirena Evans, 1937
Small Twin-Spot Swift
SpeciesBorbo tetragraphus Mabille, 1891  ⇒ Borbo impar
SpeciesBorbo thrax
SpeciesBorbo toshieae Maruyama, 1991
SpeciesBorbo trigemina Gaede, 1916  ⇒ Borbo perobscura
SpeciesBorbo urejus Plötz, 1885  ⇒ Borbo cinnara
SpeciesBorbo weymeri Saalmüller, 1884  ⇒ Borbo ratek
SpeciesBorbo xylus Mabille, 1890
SpeciesBorbo zelleri Lederer, 1855

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Borbo
EnglishSwifts


Distribution of Borbo W.H. Evans, 1949
Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Republic South Africa, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


Ecozone
Coasts


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