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Taxonomy of Genus Gorgyra Holland, 1896


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
TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
100
2071
Genera
Species
GenusGorgyra
Holland, 1896
39Species
Subnodes of Gorgyra Holland, 1896
SpeciesGorgyra aburae Plötz, 1879
Swollen Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909
Large Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra albiventris Holland, 1896  ⇒ Gorgyra aretina
SpeciesGorgyra aretina Hewitson, 1878
Blotched Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra aretinodes Strand, 1912  ⇒ Gorgyra aretina
SpeciesGorgyra bibulus Riley, 1929
Black Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra bina Evans, 1937
Bina Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra bule Miller, 1964
Miller´s Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra diva Evans, 1937
SpeciesGorgyra diversata Holland, 1896
Dark Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra dolus Plötz, 1879  ⇒ Gorgyra aretina
SpeciesGorgyra heterochrus Mabille, 1890
White-tufted Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra heterochus Mabille, 1890
SpeciesGorgyra johnstoni Butler, 1893
Johnston´s Ranger, Johnston´s Skipper
SpeciesGorgyra kalinzu Evans, 1949
Kalinzu Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra kasungo Larsen & Collins, 2014
SpeciesGorgyra minima Holland, 1896
Minimal Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra mocquerisyii Holland, 1896
SpeciesGorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896
Mocquery´s Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra pali Evans, 1937
Pale Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra pan Holland, 1896  ⇒ Gorgyra subflavidus
SpeciesGorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896
Rufous Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra sara Evans, 1937
Common Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra sola Evans, 1937
Rare Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra stewarti Larsen, 2010
SpeciesGorgyra subfacata Mabille, 1890
1Subspecies
SpeciesGorgyra subfacatus Mabille, 1889
Ochreous Leaf Sitter
3Subspecies
SpeciesGorgyra subflavidus Holland, 1896
East African Leaf Sitter
2Subspecies
SpeciesGorgyra subnotata Holland, 1894
SpeciesGorgyra tessmanni Holland, 1896  ⇒ Gorgyra rubescens
Rufous Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra vosseleri Grünberg, 1907
Usambara Leaf Sitter
SpeciesGorgyra warreni Collins & Larsen, 2008
SpeciesGorgyra ziama Belcastro & Sáfián, 2020

Synonyms
Oedaloneura (Mabille, 1904)


Distribution of Gorgyra Holland, 1896
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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