Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
225
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
10
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
10
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
10
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 10
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
10 Genera with 9 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1855 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Andronymus Holland, 1896 | Darts | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1871 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1907 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metisella Hemming, 1934 | Sylphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1891 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1896 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Taita-Taveta 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 | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 6
7 | 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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