| Abantis bicolor Trimen, 1864 | Bi-Coloured Skipper |
| Abantis flava (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 |
| Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper |
| Abantis plerotica (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 |
| Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper |
| Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | Veined Paradise Skipper |
| Abantis zambesiaca Westwood, 1874 | Zambezi Paradise Skipper |
| Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | Axehead Orange |
| Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 |
| Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | |
| Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart |
| Acleros mackenii mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken's Dart |
| Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart |
| Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | |
| Aguna coeloides Austin & O. ..., 1998 | Austins Aguna |
| Alenia namaqua Vári, 1972 | Namaqua Dancer |
| Alenia sandaster Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Dancer |
| Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 |
| Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953 | |
| Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper |
| Andronymus caesar Fabricius, 1793 | Common Dart |
| Andronymus caesar philander Hopffer, 1855 | White Dart |
| Andronymus fenestra Sáfián, Belc..., 2019 | |
| Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart |
| Andronymus neander neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart |
| Anisynta dominula pria Waterhouse, 1932 | Dominula Skipper |
| Apallaga mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Large Yellow Sprite |
| Artitropa erinnys Trimen, 1862 | Bush Night-fighter |
| Artitropa erinnys erinnys Salter, 1865 | Bush Nightfighter |
| Artitropa erinnys nyasae Riley, 1925 | |
| Astictopterus anomaeus Plötz, 1879 | |
| Astictopterus inormatus | |
| Astictopterus inornatus Trimen, 1864 | Modest Slyph |
| Baoris fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | |
| Baoris fatuellus fatuellus | |
| Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper |
| Borbo borbonica borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Olive-haired Swift |
| Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift |
| Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift |
| Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift |
| Borbo ferruginea Aurivillius, 1925 | Ferrous Skipper |
| Borbo ferruginea dondo Evans, 1955 | Ferrous Swift |
| Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift |
| Borbo holtzi Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift |
| Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift |
| Borbo impar Mabille, 1883 | Yellow Rice Swift |
| Borbo lavella (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Borbo impar Mabille, 1883 |
| Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper |
| Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift |
| Calleagris hollandi Butler, 1896 | Holland’S Flat |
| Calleagris kobela Trimen, 1864 | Mrs Raven Flat |
| Calleagris krooni Vári, 1974 | Kroon's Skipper |
| Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949 | |
| Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper |
| Carterocephalus micio Oberthür, 1891 | |
| Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | |
| Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite |
| Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Christmas Forester |
| Celaenorrhinus mokeezi mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | |
| Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata Strand, 1911 | |
| Cephrenes augiades augiades Felder & Felder, 1860 | |
| Cobalopsis cocalus Hayward, 1938 | |
| Codatractus bryaxis Hewitson, 1867 | Golden Mottled-Skipper |
| Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman |
| Coeliades anchises anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | |
| Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman |
| Coeliades forestan forestan Stoll, , 1782 | Striped Policeman |
| Coeliades jucunda (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 |
| Coeliades keithloa Wallengren, 1857 | Red Tab Policeman |
| Coeliades keithloa keithloa Wallengren, 1857 | |
| Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman |
| Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947 | Lorenzo Red Tab Policeman |
| Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman |
| Coeliades valmaran (Wallengren, 1857) | ⇒ Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 |
| Cyclopyge roscius roscius Hopffer, 1874 | |
| Dalla agathocles polydesma Mabille, 1889 | Agathocles Skipperling |
| Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling |
| Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | |
| Dejeania crocea (Bigot, 1888) | ⇒ Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 |
| Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 | |
| Eagris nottoana Wallengren, 1857 | Rufous-winged Elfin |
| Eagris nottoana knysna Evans, 1946 | Southern Rufous-winged Flat |
| Eagris nottoana nottoana Wallengren, 1857 | Northern Rufous-winged Flat |
| Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | Orange Flat |
| Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf |
| Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf |
| Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | Common Elf |
| Eretis umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf |
| Eretis umbra nox Neave, 1910 | |
| Eretis umbra umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf |
| Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper |
| Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper |
| Fulgora coccinea (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Poiocera coccinea Olivier, 1791 |
| Fulgora lampetis Burmeister, 1845 | |
| Fulgora limbata (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Euconomelus lepidus Boheman, 1847 |
| Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot |
| Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper |
| Gegenes niso niso Linnaeus, 1764 | |
| Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift |
| Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot |
| Gegenes pumilio gambica Mabille, 1878 | Dark Hottentot |
| Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow |
| Gomalia elma elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper |
| Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper |
| Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper |
| Hesperilla crypsargyra Meyrick, 1887 | Silver Hedge-skipper |
| Hesperilla donnysa Hewitson, 1868 | Donnysa Skipper |
| Hesperilla donnysa icaria Waterhouse, 1941 | |
| Hesperilla picta Leech, 1815 | Painted Sedge-skipper |
| Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing |
| Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866 | |
| Kedestes barberae Trimen, 1873 | Barber's Ranger |
| Kedestes barberae barberae Trimen, 1873 | Barber's Ranger |
| Kedestes barberae bonsa Evans, 1956 | Barber's Ranger |
| Kedestes barberae bunta Evans, 1956 | Barber’S Cape Flats Ranger |
| Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger |
| Kedestes chaca Trimen, 1873 | Shaka's Ranger |
| Kedestes fenestratus Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren´s Ranger |
| Kedestes lema Neave, 1910 | Lema Ranger |
| Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | |
| Kedestes lenis Riley, 1932 | Unique Ranger |
| Kedestes lenis alba Henning, Hen..., 1997 | |
| Kedestes lenis lenis Riley, 1932 | |
| Kedestes lepennula macomo | |
| Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger |
| Kedestes lepenula lepenula | |
| Kedestes macomo Trimen, 1862 | Macomo Ranger |
| Kedestes marshallii Aurivillius, 1925 | |
| Kedestes merua | |
| Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger |
| Kedestes nancy Collins & La..., 1991 | Nancy´s Ranger |
| Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger |
| Kedestes niveostriga Trimen, 1864 | Dark Ranger |
| Kedestes niveostriga niveostriga Trimen, 1864 | Dark Ranger |
| Kedestes niveostriga schloszi Pringle & Sc..., 1997 | |
| Kedestes sarahae G.A. Henning..., 1998 | Cederberg Ranger |
| Kedestes wallengreni Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren’s Ranger |
| Kedestes wallengreni wallengreni | |
| Kedestes wallengrenii Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren´s Ranger |
| Kedestes wallengrenii wallengrenii | Wallengren's Ranger |
| Leucochitonea hindei Druce, 1903 | Kenyan White Cloaked Skipper |
| Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper |
| Mesodina halyzia Hewitson, 1868 | Eastern Iris-skipper |
| Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph |
| Metisella malgacha Boisduval, 1833 | Grassveld Sylph |
| Metisella malgacha malgacha Boisduval, 1833 | Grassveld Sylph |
| Metisella malgacha orina Vári, 1976 | Drakensberg Grassveld Sylph |
| Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | Medea Sylph |
| Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Sylph |
| Metisella metis Linnaeus, 1764 | Gold Spotted Sylph |
| Metisella metis metis Linnaeus, 1764 | Western Gold-spotted Sylph |
| Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937 | Eastern Gold-spotted Sylph |
| Metisella midas Butler, 1893 | Golden Sylph |
| Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph |
| Metisella quadrisignatus Butler, 1893 | Four-spot Sylph |
| Metisella syrinx Trimen, 1868 | Bamboo Sylph |
| Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph |
| Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | |
| Moeris hyagnis hyagnis Godman, 1900 | Hyagnis Skipper |
| Moltena fiara Butler, 1870 | Banana-tree Night-fighter |
| Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper |
| Netrocoryne repanda Felder & Felder, 1867 | Bronze Flat |
| Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | |
| Nisoniades bipuncta Schaus, 1902 | |
| Nisoniades nebula (Bell, 1937) | ⇒ Nisoniades bipuncta Schaus, 1902 |
| Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926 | |
| Parnara anelia (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 |
| Parnara chambezi (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 |
| Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper |
| Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight |
| Parnara subochracea (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 |
| Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange |
| Parosmodes morantii morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange |
| Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift |
| Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift |
| Pelopidas thrax inconspicua Bertolini, 1850 | |
| Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye |
| Plastingia mangola Evans, 1949 | |
| Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1920 | Affinity Hopper |
| Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper |
| Platylesches depygata (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 |
| Platylesches dolomitica S.F. Henning..., 1997 | Dolomite Hopper |
| Platylesches ertli (Neave, 1910) | ⇒ Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 |
| Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | Black Hopper |
| Platylesches goetzei (Holland, 1894) | ⇒ Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 |
| Platylesches langa Evans, 1937 | Dark Peppered Hopper |
| Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper |
| Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper |
| Platylesches nigricans (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 |
| Platylesches picanini Holland, 1894 | Banded Hopper |
| Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | |
| Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 | Large Hopper |
| Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | |
| Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | Shona Hopper |
| Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 | Small Hopper |
| Platylesches villa (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 |
| Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash |
| Polites origenes origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Crossline Skipper |
| Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper |
| Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 |
| Pyrgus emma Staudinger, 1894 | |
| Pyrgus malvoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897 | Southern Grizzled Skipper |
| Pyroneura latoia latoia Hewitson, 1868 | Short-Streaked Lancer |
| Pyrrhochalcia iphis Drury, 1773 | African Giant Skipper |
| Pyrrhopyge thericles thericles Mabille, 1891 | Impostor Firetip |
| Sarangesa haplopa Swinhoe, 1907 | |
| Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin |
| Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin |
| Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper |
| Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat |
| Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937 | Ruona Elfin |
| Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin |
| Sarangesa seineri durbana Evans, 1937 | Southern Dark Elfin |
| Sarangesa seineri seineri Strand, 1909 | Northern Dark Elfin |
| Spialia abscondita Plötz, 1884 | Common Sandman |
| Spialia agylla Trimen, 1889 | Grassveld Sandman |
| Spialia agylla agylla Trimen & Bowker, 1889 | Grassveld Sandman |
| Spialia agylla bamptoni Vári, 1976 | Grassveld Sandman |
| Spialia asterodea | |
| Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman |
| Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman |
| Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | |
| Spialia colotes transvaaliae Trimen, 1889 | Bushveld Sandman |
| Spialia confusa Higgins, 1925 | Confusing Sandman |
| Spialia confusa confusa Evans, 1937 | Confusing Sandman |
| Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper |
| Spialia depauperata Strand, 1911 | Deprived Grizzled Skipper |
| Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978 | Wandering Sandman |
| Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman |
| Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855 | |
| Spialia diomus ferax Wallengren, 1863 | |
| Spialia driomus | |
| Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper |
| Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper |
| Spialia mafa mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa Sandman |
| Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman |
| Spialia nora (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 |
| Spialia paula Higgins, 1925 | Mite Sandman |
| Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864 | Boland Sandman |
| Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman |
| Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman |
| Steropes malgacha (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Metisella medea Evans, 1937 |
| Synapte malitiosa adoceta Schwartz & S..., 1986 | Caribbean Faceted-Skipper |
| Synapte malitiosa antistia Plötz, 1882 | |
| Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
| Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 |
| Taractrocera ardonia lamia | |
| Telicota augias Linnaeus, 1763 | Bright-orange Darter |
| Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart |
| Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | |
| Thargella caura caura Plötz, 1882 | Round-winged Skipper |
| Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper |
| Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | |
| Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper |
| Thymelicus acteon alba Bolton, 1951 | |
| Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
| Toxidia doubledayi Felder, 1862 | Doubleday's Skipper |
| Toxidia parvulus Plötz, 1884 | Banded Grass-skipper |
| Toxidia peron Latreille, 1824 | Dingy Grass-skipper |
| Trapezites caecilius (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868 |
| Trapezites eliena Hewitson, 1868 | Eliena Skipper |
| Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938 | |
| Trapezites maheta Hewitson, 1877 | Maheta Skipper |
| Trapezites petalia Hewitson, 1868 | Black-ringed Ochre |
| Trapezites phigalia Hewitson, 1868 | Heath Ochre |
| Trapezites symmomus Hübner, 1923 | Splendid Ochre |
| Trina geometrina phalaena Mabille, 1898 | |
| Tsitana dicksoni Evans, 1955 | Dickson's Sylph |
| Tsitana trita trita | |
| Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph |
| Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937 | Tulbagh Sylph |
| Tsitana tulbagha kaplani Dickson, 1976 | Eastern Tulbagh Sylph |
| Tsitana tulbagha tulbagha Evans, 1937 | Western Tulbagh Sylph |
| Tsitana uitenhaga Evans, 1937 | Uitenhage Sylph |
| Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883) | ⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883 |
| Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm |
| Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
| Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
