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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
33
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
32
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
32
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
32
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
14
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
14 Genera with 14 Species
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1872Roadside-Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cymaenes Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Molo Godman, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Monza Evans, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Panca W.H. Evans, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Perichares Scudder, 1790Ruby-eyes1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1863Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Amblyscirtes tolteca Scudder, 1872'Prenda' Toltec Roadside-Skipper
Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833Borbo Skipper
Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868Orange Skipperling
Cymaenes tripunctus Herrich-Schä..., 1865Dingy Dotted Skipper
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Molo schausi (Lindsey, 1925)⇒ Molo mango Guenée, 1865
Monza camerona (Plötz, 1879)⇒ Monza cretacea Snellen, 1872
Panca moseri Dolibaina, C..., 0
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Perichares philetes Gmelin, 1790Caribbean Ruby-eye
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Wallengrenia otho mago (G.A.W. Herri..., 1863)⇒ Wallengrenia otho misera Lucas, 1857

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Cape Verde
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThymelicini
Tutt, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov