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Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Comoros (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
968
1722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
966
1719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
952
1703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
828
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoros
1 Family width 10 Species and 9 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoros
7 Genera with 10 Species
Artitropa Holland, 1916Nightfighters2SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Coeliades Hübner, 1937Policemen3SpeciesTaxom
Eagris Guenée, 1995Flats3SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1937Clouded Flats5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoros
10 Species and 9 Subspecies
Artitropa erinnys Trimen, 1862Bush Night-fighter
Artitropa erinnys comorarum Oberthür, 1916
Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855Foolish Swift
Borbo fatuellus dolens Mabille, 1898
Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884Twin Swift
Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782Striped Policeman
Coeliades ramanatek Boisduval, 1833
Coeliades ramanatek comorana Evans, 1937
Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832Orange Flat
Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937
Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Tagiades insularis Mabille, 1876
Tagiades insularis grandis Evans, 1937
Tagiades insularis mayotta Evans, 1937
Tagiades samborana Grose-Smith, 1891
Tagiades samborana rana Evans, 1937

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Comoros
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperioidea at itis.gov