Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 155
793
1430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
790
1422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 142
751
1352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 95
649
1223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
143
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
143
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
143
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
22
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
20
31 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
20
31 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 20
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guinea-Bissau
20 Genera with 31 Species | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1872 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884 | Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1893 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1884 | Dingy Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gretna W.H. Evans, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meza Hemming, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monza Evans, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaleodes Butler, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1870 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Semalea Holland, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Suastus Moore, 1891 | Palm bob | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodisca Aurivillius, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1867 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guinea-Bissau
31 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Astictopterus abjecta Snellen, 1872 | Abject Hopper | | Borbo fanta Evans, 1937 | Fanta Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Coeliades aeschylus Plötz, 1884 | Senegal Blue Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Fresna cojo Karsch, 1893 | Large Acraea Skipper | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes niso brevicornis Plötz, 1884 | Plain Hottentot | | Gorgyra subfacatus Mabille, 1889 | Ochreous Leaf Sitter | | Gretna waga Plötz, 1886 | Common Crepuscular Skipper | | Meza indusiata Mabille, 1891 | Snowy Missile | | Meza meza Hewitson, 1877 | Common Missile | | Monza cretacea Snellen, 1872 | White-bodied Grass Skipper | | Pardaleodes edipus Stoll, 1781 | Common Pathfinder | | Pardaleodes incerta Snellen, 1872 | Savanna Pathfinder | | Pardaleodes incerta murcia Plötz, 1883 | Murcia Pathfinder | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Sarangesa aurimargo (Plötz, 1879) | ⇒ Sarangesa brigida Plötz, 1879 | | Sarangesa brigida Plötz, 1879 | Brigid´s Elfin | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Semalea pulvina Plötz, 1879 | Branded Silky Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | Forest Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi occidentalis de Jong, 1977 | | | Spialia rebeli (Aurivillius, 1891) | ⇒ Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Suastus gremius chilon Doherty, 1891 | | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Xanthodisca rega Mabille, 1890 | Yellow-disk Skipper | | Zophopetes cerymica Hewitson, 1867 | Common Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls, Policemen | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 16
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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