Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
5425
11871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 526
5418
11860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
5315
11672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 332
4419
10200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 71
1255
2808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
1251
2798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1237
2748 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
66
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
51
80 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
51
80 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 51
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 22
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Cape
22 Genera with 28 Species #ACEGHKMNPTZ
| Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1864 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1860 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 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 | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 0 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1763 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1937 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Cape
28 Species and 10 Subspecies | Astictopterus inornatus Trimen, 1864 | Modest Slyph | | Cephrenes augiades augiades Felder & Felder, 1860 | | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | 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 lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | 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 robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Crossline Skipper | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Taractrocera ardonia lamia | | | Telicota augias Linnaeus, 1763 | Bright-orange Darter | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | 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 | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Western Cape
Links, sources and further information Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov
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