Checklist of Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers) for Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class | Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects | 480 6542 17532 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Subclass | Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects | 478 6538 17527 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraclass | Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects | 462 6445 17300 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Superorder | Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects | 302 5519 15626 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Order | Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67 1983 5266 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Suborder | Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths | 67 1981 5263 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraorder | Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
| 65 1975 5248 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Section | Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 Macro-moths | 4 110 298 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Subsection | Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 Butterflies | 1 50 171 | Family Genera Species | Taxom | Superfamily | Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 Skippers | 1 50 171 | Family Genera Species | Taxom | | Family | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 50 171 | Genera Species | Taxom | | Subfamily | Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 29 86 | Genera Species | Taxom |
Genera for Zimbabwe 29 Genera with 86 Species
| Acada Evans, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampittia Moore, 1868 | Bush hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1884 | Darts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Artitropa Holland, 1925 | Nightfighters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1894 | Fairies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1896 | Swifts | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1883 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1878 | Dingy Swifts | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herila Larsen & Col..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1883 | Rangers | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1850 | Branded Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1867 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Semalea Holland, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teniorhinus Holland, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodisca Aurivillius, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zimbabwe 86 Species and 19 Subspecies | Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | Axehead Orange | | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Ampittia capenas Hewitson, 1868 | African Bush Hopper | | Andronymus caesar Fabricius, 1793 | Common Dart | | Andronymus caesar philander Hopffer, 1855 | White Dart | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Andronymus neander neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Artitropa erinnys Trimen, 1862 | Bush Night-fighter | | Artitropa erinnys nyasae Riley, 1925 | | | Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925 | Eastern Nightfighter | | Astictopterus punctulata Butler, 1895 | | | Astictopterus stellata Mabille, 1891 | Fairy | | Astictopterus stellata mineni Trimen, 1894 | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo chagwa Evans, 1937 | Chagwa Skipper | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fanta Evans, 1937 | Fanta Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo ferruginea Aurivillius, 1925 | Ferrous Skipper | | Borbo ferruginea dondo Evans, 1955 | Ferrous Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo holtzi Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo impar Mabille, 1883 | Yellow Rice Swift | | Borbo lavella (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Borbo impar Mabille, 1883 | | Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Chondrolepis niveicornis Plötz, 1883 | Common Snow-horned Skipper | | Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes niso niso Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio gambica Mabille, 1878 | Dark Hottentot | | Gorgyra johnstoni Butler, 1893 | Johnston´s Ranger | | Herila herilus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes barberae Trimen, 1873 | Barber's Ranger | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes fenestratus Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren´s Ranger | | Kedestes lema Neave, 1910 | Lema Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes macomo Trimen, 1862 | Macomo Ranger | | Kedestes malua Neave, 1910 | Zambian Ranger | | Kedestes marshalli Aurivillius, 1925 | Marshall´s Ranger | | Kedestes marshallii Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Kedestes michaeli Hancock & Ga..., 1982 | Michael´s Ranger | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Ga..., 1982 | AWOL Ranger | | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger | | Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884 | | | Kedestes wallengreni Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren’s Ranger | | Kedestes wallengreni wallengreni | | | Kedestes wallengrenii Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren´s Ranger | | Parnara anelia (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara chambezi (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Parnara subochracea (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Parosmodes morantii morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax inconspicua Bertolini, 1850 | | | Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye | | Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1920 | Affinity Hopper | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches depygata (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | | Platylesches ertli (Neave, 1910) | ⇒ Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | | Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | Black Hopper | | Platylesches goetzei (Holland, 1894) | ⇒ Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | Platylesches langa Evans, 1937 | Dark Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper | | Platylesches nigricans (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | | Platylesches picanini Holland, 1894 | Banded Hopper | | Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | | Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 | Large Hopper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | Shona Hopper | | Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 | Small Hopper | | Platylesches villa (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | | Semalea arela Mabille, 1891 | Arela Dart | | Semalea atimus (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Semalea arela Mabille, 1891 | | Semalea pulvina Plötz, 1879 | Branded Silky Skipper | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Teniorhinus harona Westwood, 1881 | Arrowhead Orange | | Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1865) | ⇒ Herila herilus Hopffer, 1855 | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Xanthodisca vibius Hewitson, 1878 | Vibius Orange | | 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 Zimbabwe
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