Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Iringa Region (Central Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 107
550
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 107
550
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
535
643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 85
512
622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
153
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
153
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
153
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
19
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
16
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
16
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Iringa Region
1 Family width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Iringa Region
16 Genera with 19 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1874 | Paradise skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1937 | Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1937 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1937 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1936 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1891 | Elfs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1896 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracleros Berger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1891 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iringa Region
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Abantis zambesiaca Westwood, 1874 | Zambezi Paradise Skipper | | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Andronymus hero Evans, 1937 | Scarce Dart | | Apallaga biseriata Butler, 1888 | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo chagwa Evans, 1937 | Chagwa Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus zanqua Evans, 1937 | | | Chondrolepis cynthia Evans, 1936 | Cynthia’S Snow-Horned Skipper | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Metisella decipiens Butler, 1896 | Confluent Sylph | | Paracleros biguttulus Mabille, 1889 | Common Dusky Dart | | Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891 | Big-Spot Elfin | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Zenonia anax Evans, 1937 | Anax Bellboy | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Iringa Region
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