Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Garissa County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 94
230
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 94
230
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 88
221
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
201
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
87
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
86
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
86
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
9
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
9
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Garissa County
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Garissa County
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891 | Big-Spot Elfin | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Garissa County | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Hesperiidae at artfakta.se
Hesperiidae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiidae at gbif.org
Hesperiidae at irmng.org
Hesperiidae at itis.gov
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