Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Angola (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 391
4110
10523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 389
4106
10518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 375
4029
10276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 225
3211
8668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 59
1250
3347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1247
3344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1241
3335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
102
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
53
123 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
53
123 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Angola
1 Family width 123 Species and 13 Subspecies
Genera for Angola
53 Genera with 123 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1874 | Paradise skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1884 | Darts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1877 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1872 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baoris Moore, 0 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1912 | Swifts | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brusa W.H. Evans, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenides Holland, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1951 | Scarce flats | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratrichia Butler, 1896 | Forest Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1883 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 2005 | Flats | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1916 | Elfs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gretna W.H. Evans, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1871 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Katreus Watson, 1909 | Giant Scarce Sprites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1956 | Rangers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leona Evans, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepella Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxolexis Karsch, 1909 | Scarce sprites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1764 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meza Hemming, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monza Evans, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osmodes Holland, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaleodes Butler, 1892 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1894 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteroteinon Watson, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhochalcia Mabille & Bo..., 1773 | African Giant Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pythonides Hübner, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1909 | Elfins | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teniorhinus Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1867 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Angola
123 Species and 13 Subspecies | Abantis contigua Evans, 1937 | Contiguous Paradise Skipper | | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | Veined Paradise Skipper | | Abantis vidua (Weymer, 1901) | ⇒ Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | | Abantis zambesiaca Westwood, 1874 | Zambezi Paradise Skipper | | Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | Axehead Orange | | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Andronymus caesar Fabricius, 1793 | Common Dart | | Andronymus helles Evans, 1937 | Lesser Ochreous Dart | | Andronymus hero Evans, 1937 | Scarce Dart | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Apallaga alluaudi Mabille & Bo..., 1916 | | | Apallaga fulgens Mabille, 1877 | | | Apallaga homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | Homeyer’S Sprite | | Apallaga rutilans Mabille, 1877 | Large Sprite | | Astictopterus abjecta Snellen, 1872 | Abject Hopper | | Baoris fatuellus fatuellus | | | Borbo fanta Evans, 1937 | Fanta Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo holtzi Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | Small Swift | | Brusa allardi Berger, 1967 | | | Caenides dacela Hewitson, 1876 | Common Recluse | | Caenides maracanda Hewitson, 1876 | | | Calleagris hollandi Butler, 1896 | Holland’S Flat | | Calleagris jamesoni Sharpe, 1890 | Jameson´s Flat | | Calleagris jamesoni ansorgei Evans, 1951 | | | Caprona cassualalla (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus bryki (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | | Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa Mabille, 1891 | Central Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976 | | | Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | Homeyer´s Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus opalinus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976 | | Ceratrichia punctata Holland, 1896 | | | Chondrolepis niveicornis Plötz, 1883 | Common Snow-horned Skipper | | Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940 | Dark Blue Policeman | | Coeliades chalybe Westwood, 1852 | Blue Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades forestan forestan Stoll, , 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades hanno Plötz, 1879 | Three Pip Policeman | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 | | | Eagris hereus Druce, 1875 | Beautiful Orange Flat | | Eagris lucetia Hewitson, 1876 | Eastern Cream Flat | | Eagris tigris Evans, 1937 | Western Tiger Flat | | Eagris tigris liberti Collins & La..., 2005 | | | Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921 | Round-Spotted Elf | | Eretis herewardi rotundimacula Evans, 1937 | | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | Common Elf | | Eretis rotundimacula (Mabille & Bo..., 1916) | ⇒ Eretis herewardi Riley, 1921 | | Fresna netopha Hewitson, 1878 | Common Acraea Skipper | | Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Gorgyra diversata Holland, 1896 | Dark Leaf Sitter | | Gorgyra mocquerysii Holland, 1896 | Mocquery´s Leaf Sitter | | Gretna cylinda Hewitson, 1876 | Lesser Crepuscular Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia ophis (W. H. Edwards, 1871) | ⇒ Panoquina panoquin Scudder, 1863 | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Katreus dimidia Holland, 1896 | Black Scarce Sprite | | Katreus hollandi (Druce, 1909) | ⇒ Katreus dimidia Holland, 1896 | | Kedestes brunneostriga Plötz, 1884 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes chacoides (Butler, 1901) | ⇒ Kedestes straeleni Evans, 1956 | | Kedestes lema Neave, 1910 | Lema Ranger | | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger | | Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884 | | | Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901 | West African Ranger | | Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907 | Rogers´ Ranger | | Kedestes straeleni Evans, 1956 | | | Leona maracanda Hewitson, 1876 | Scarce Large Recluse | | Lepella lepeletier Latreille, 1824 | Lepeletier´s Sylph | | Loxolexis hollandi Druce, 1909 | Holland´s Scarce Sprite | | Metisella angolana Karsch, 1896 | | | Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Sylph | | Metisella metis metis Linnaeus, 1764 | Western Gold-spotted Sylph | | Meza cybeutes Holland, 1894 | Drab Three-spot Missile | | Meza indusiata Mabille, 1891 | Snowy Missile | | Meza meza Hewitson, 1877 | Common Missile | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Monza cretacea Snellen, 1872 | White-bodied Grass Skipper | | Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775 | | | Osmodes thops (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Osmodes thora Plötz, 1884 | | Osmodes thora Plötz, 1884 | Common White-spots | | Panoquina panoquin Scudder, 1863 | Salt Marsh Skipper | | Pardaleodes festus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892 | | Pardaleodes incerta Snellen, 1872 | Savanna Pathfinder | | Pardaleodes pusiella (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Pardaleodes sator Westwood, 1852 | | Pardaleodes sator Westwood, 1852 | Scarce Pathfinder | | Pardaleodes sator pusiella Mabille, 1877 | | | Pardaleodes tibullus Fabricius, 1793 | Large Pathfinder | | Pardaleodes torensis (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892 | | Pardaleodes xanthopeplus Holland, 1892 | Rare Pathfinder Skipper | | Paronymus budonga Evans, 1938 | | | Paronymus ligora Hewitson, 1876 | Largest Dart | | Parosmodes lentiginosa Holland, 1896 | Rare Morant Skipper | | Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches batangae Holland, 1894 | Batanga Hopper | | Pteroteinon laufella Hewitson, 1868 | Blue Red-eye | | Pyrrhochalcia iphis Drury, 1773 | African Giant Skipper | | Pythonides lerina Hewitson, 1868 | | | Sarangesa bouvieri Mabille, 1877 | Bouvier´s Elfin | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa pandaensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | Forest Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia rebeli (Aurivillius, 1891) | ⇒ Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Teniorhinus harona Westwood, 1881 | Arrowhead Orange | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes cerymica Hewitson, 1867 | Common Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Angola
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