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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