Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2035
5452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2029
5435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2014
5363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
99
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
72
141 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
72
141 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 72
141 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 32
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
32 Genera with 58 Species #ABCEFGHKMNPTZ
| Acleros Mabille, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arnetta Watson, 1897 | Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1864 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1860 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cobalopsis Godman, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fulda Evans, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1864 | Rangers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moltena Evans, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926 | Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | Padraona Moore, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | Perrotia Oberthür, 1916 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1837 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 0 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thargella Godman, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1937 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
58 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acleros leucopyga Mabille, 1877 | | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Arnetta hyposticta Mabille, 1897 | Angled Sylph | | Astictopterus inornatus Trimen, 1864 | Modest Slyph | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Cephrenes augiades augiades Felder & Felder, 1860 | | | Cobalopsis cocalus Hayward, 1938 | | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Fulda coroller Boisduval, 1833 | Common Fulda | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892 | Assiniboine Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes barberae Trimen, 1873 | Barber's Ranger | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes chaca Trimen, 1873 | Shaka's Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger | | Kedestes niveostriga Trimen, 1864 | Dark Ranger | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Moltena fiara Butler, 1870 | Banana-tree Night-fighter | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926 | | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites origenes origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Crossline Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Taractrocera ardonia lamia | | | Telicota augias Linnaeus, 1763 | Bright-orange Darter | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Thargella caura caura Plötz, 1882 | Round-winged Skipper | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon alba Bolton, 1951 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Tsitana dicksoni Evans, 1955 | Dickson's Sylph | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937 | Tulbagh Sylph | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter | | Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Cape
Links, sources and further information Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
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