Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 124
553
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 90
482
589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
20
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Maputo Bay
12 Genera with 13 Species | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1857 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclopyge Mielke, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1868 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1857 | Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Bay
13 Species and 3 Subspecies | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper | | Coeliades keithloa Wallengren, 1857 | Red Tab Policeman | | Cyclopyge roscius roscius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches chamaeleon Mabille, 1891 | Chamaeleon Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Maputo Bay | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls, Policemen | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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