Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 164
1006
2040 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 164
1006
2040 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 156
987
1996 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
870
1847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
31
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Burkina Faso
1 Family width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Burkina Faso
13 Genera with 20 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1901 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1892 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1878 | Dingy Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaleodes Butler, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1857 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopalpus Holland, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Burkina Faso
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901 | Nigerian Paradise Skipper | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892 | Western Ragged Skipper | | Coeliades aeschylus Plötz, 1884 | Senegal Blue Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio gambica Mabille, 1878 | Dark Hottentot | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Pardaleodes incerta Snellen, 1872 | Savanna Pathfinder | | Pardaleodes incerta murcia Plötz, 1883 | Murcia Pathfinder | | 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 | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937 | Widespread Dwarf Skipper | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Burkina Faso
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