Checklist of Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
for Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4260
12512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4259
12510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4199
12362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3462
10482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1314
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
58
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
33
76 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
33
76 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 33
76 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 16
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ethiopia
16 Genera with 24 Species | Acleros Mabille, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Artitropa Holland, 1925 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baoris Moore, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1912 | Swifts | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1984 | Snow Horned Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleucis Mabille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1868 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1798 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phanis Fairmaire, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopalpus Holland, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyroneura Eliot, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
24 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890 | | | Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925 | Eastern Nightfighter | | Baoris fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo falarus (Druce, 1912) | ⇒ Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | Small Swift | | Chondrolepis niveicornis Plötz, 1883 | Common Snow-horned Skipper | | Chondrolepis niveicornis pseudonero Berger, 1984 | | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866 | | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Phanis armicollis Fairmaire, 1893 | | | Prosopalpus debilis Plötz, 1879 | Western Dwarf Skipper | | Pyroneura latoia latoia Hewitson, 1868 | Short-Streaked Lancer | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Ethiopia
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