Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 448
4515
8744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 446
4509
8734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 423
4424
8599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 283
3810
7730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1295
2674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 66
1293
2670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1286
2631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
62
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
41
71 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
41
71 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eastern Cape
1 Family width 71 Species and 14 Subspecies
Genera for Eastern Cape
41 Genera with 71 Species #ABCDEGHKMNPSTZ
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1870 | Paradise skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alenia Evans, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1864 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1864 | Scarce flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1857 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cobalopsis Godman, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1857 | Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1891 | Elfs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1863 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1793 | Dingy Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1864 | Rangers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1868 | Sylphs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Moltena Evans, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1897 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1870 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thargella Godman, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Cape
71 Species and 14 Subspecies | Abantis bicolor Trimen, 1864 | Bi-Coloured Skipper | | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Alenia sandaster Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Dancer | | Anisynta dominula pria Waterhouse, 1932 | Dominula Skipper | | Apallaga mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Large Yellow Sprite | | Astictopterus inornatus Trimen, 1864 | Modest Slyph | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Calleagris kobela Trimen, 1864 | Mrs Raven Flat | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Christmas Forester | | Cobalopsis cocalus Hayward, 1938 | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades keithloa Wallengren, 1857 | Red Tab Policeman | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 | | | Eagris nottoana Wallengren, 1857 | Rufous-winged Elfin | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes chaca Trimen, 1873 | Shaka's Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Kedestes niveostriga Trimen, 1864 | Dark Ranger | | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph | | Metisella metis Linnaeus, 1764 | Gold Spotted Sylph | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Metisella syrinx Trimen, 1868 | Bamboo Sylph | | Moltena fiara Butler, 1870 | Banana-tree Night-fighter | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Pyrgus malvoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897 | Southern Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge thericles thericles Mabille, 1891 | Impostor Firetip | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864 | Boland Sandman | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Thargella caura caura Plötz, 1882 | Round-winged Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon alba Bolton, 1951 | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter | | Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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