Checklist for Tribe Hesperiini Latreille, 1809
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
179
493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
98
254 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
98
254 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 98
254 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 50
123 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Hesperiini
Latreille, 1809
| 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
9 Species and 3 Subspecies | Atrytonopsis vierecki Skinner, 1902 | Four-Corners Dusted Skipper | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola 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 | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites origenes origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Crossline Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper |
Links, sources and further information Hesperiini at itis.gov
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