Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 318
2012
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 316
2008
3738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
1984
3697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
1530
2907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 14
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Seychelles
14 Genera with 20 Species | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1912 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1870 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1937 | Flats | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ouleus Lindsey, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1855 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telemiades Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Seychelles
20 Species and 14 Subspecies | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo borbonica morella de Joannis, 1893 | | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | Small Swift | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus cynapes cynapes Hewitson, 1870 | Small Flat | | Dalla agathocles polydesma Mabille, 1889 | Agathocles Skipperling | | Eagris astoria (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris epira (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris ochreana (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris plicata (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | Orange Flat | | Eagris sabadius aldabranus Fryer, 1912 | | | Eagris sabadius maheta Evans, 1937 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Ouleus calavius bubaris (Godman, 1895) | ⇒ Ouleus bubaris Godman & Salvin, 1895 | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Poanes taxiles psaumis Godman, 1908 | | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Telemiades squanda Evans, 1953 | |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Seychelles | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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