Checklist of Tribe Hesperiini Latreille, 1809
for East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 739
20381
107131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 735
20363
107089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 704
20115
106135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 433
15967
93342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4931
29820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4927
29811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 83
4916
29769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
277
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
141
657 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
141
657 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 141
657 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 80
368 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Hesperiini
Latreille, 1809
| 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for East Africa
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for East Africa
12 Species and 5 Subspecies | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia sassacus sassacus T. Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus hala (A.G. Butler, 1870) | ⇒ Hylephila phyleus phyleus Drury, 1773 | | Molo mango Guenée, 1865 | Mango Skipper | | Molo schausi (Lindsey, 1925) | ⇒ Molo mango Guenée, 1865 | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Poanes taxiles psaumis Godman, 1908 | | | Polites brettus (Boisduval & ..., 1829) | ⇒ Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout |
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