Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 153
532
761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
532
761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
529
758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
450
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
132
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
132
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
129
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
12
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
12
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape of Good Hope
1 Family width 13 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Cape of Good Hope
12 Genera with 13 Species | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1864 | Scarce flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1949 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1857 | Elfs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1791 | Alligator bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1928 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1857 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1875 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 0 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trina Evans, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape of Good Hope
13 Species and 4 Subspecies | Calleagris kobela Trimen, 1864 | Mrs Raven Flat | | Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949 | | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dejeania crocea (Bigot, 1888) | ⇒ Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 | | Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 | | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Fulgora limbata (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Euconomelus lepidus Boheman, 1847 | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Taractrocera ardonia lamia | | | Trina geometrina phalaena Mabille, 1898 | |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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