Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 145
572
627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 145
572
627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 140
562
620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
522
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
162
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
161
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
160
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
20
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
18
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
18
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 18
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 11
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
11 Genera with 10 Species | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1863 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1827 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Kedestes Watson, 1893 | Rangers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Tsitana Evans, 1937 | Sylphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
10 Species and 3 Subspecies | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon alba Bolton, 1951 | | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter | | Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Nelson Mandela Bay
Links, sources and further information Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov
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