Checklist for Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Skipper)
and region Uluguru Mountains (Morogoro Region, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
214
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
214
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 57
194
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
179
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
71
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
71
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
71
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
13
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Uluguru Mountains
12 Genera with 17 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1870 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampittia Moore, 1925 | Bush hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1951 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1937 | Flat | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 2012 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metisella Hemming, 1934 | Sylphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1857 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teniorhinus Holland, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Uluguru Mountains
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Ampittia capenas Hewitson, 1868 | African Bush Hopper | | Ampittia parva Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Apallaga biseriata Butler, 1888 | | | Astictopterus tura Evans, 1951 | | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus kimboza Evans, 1949 | | | Celaenorrhinus uluguru Kielland, 1990 | | | Celaenorrhinus zanqua Evans, 1937 | | | Chondrolepis uluguru T.B. Larsen ..., 2012 | | | Gorgyra diva Evans, 1937 | | | Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891 | Big-Spot Elfin | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1865) | ⇒ Herila herilus Hopffer, 1855 |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Uluguru Mountains | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 6
8 | 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 | 5
9 | 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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