Checklist of Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers) for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class | Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects | 315 2337 4562 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Subclass | Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects | 313 2335 4557 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraclass | Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects | 297 2273 4403 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Superorder | Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects | 205 1925 3869 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Order | Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46 638 1185 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Suborder | Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths | 46 637 1184 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraorder | Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
| 46 637 1184 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Section | Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 Macro-moths | 3 47 85 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Subsection | Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 Butterflies | 1 25 56 | Family Genera Species | Taxom | Superfamily | Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 Skippers | 1 25 56 | Family Genera Species | Taxom | | Family | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 25 56 | Genera Species | Taxom | | Subfamily | Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 11 25 | Genera Species | Taxom |
Genera for Botswana 11 Genera with 25 Species | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1884 | Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1896 | Swifts | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1878 | Dingy Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1857 | Rangers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teniorhinus Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana 25 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | Axehead Orange | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fanta Evans, 1937 | Fanta Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio gambica Mabille, 1878 | Dark Hottentot | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Parnara anelia (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara chambezi (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Parnara subochracea (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Teniorhinus harona Westwood, 1881 | Arrowhead Orange | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Botswana
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