Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 287
2741
5008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
2406
4556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1026
1966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1024
1964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
1020
1956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
46
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
28
65 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
28
65 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Limpopo
1 Family width 65 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Limpopo
28 Genera with 65 Species #ABCDEFGKLMNPSTZ
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1889 | Paradise skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1974 | Scarce flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1857 | Flat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1862 | Elfs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1845 | Alligator bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1793 | Rangers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1857 | Sylphs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1909 | Elfins | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Limpopo
65 Species and 6 Subspecies | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | Veined Paradise Skipper | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Apallaga mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Large Yellow Sprite | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper | | Calleagris krooni Vári, 1974 | Kroon's Skipper | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Christmas Forester | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | Common Elf | | Eretis umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf | | Fulgora lampetis Burmeister, 1845 | | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph | | Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Sylph | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | Black Hopper | | Platylesches goetzei (Holland, 1894) | ⇒ Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper | | Platylesches picanini Holland, 1894 | Banded Hopper | | Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | | Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 | Large Hopper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 | Small Hopper | | Pyrrhopyge thericles thericles Mabille, 1891 | Impostor Firetip | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937 | Ruona Elfin | | Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia paula Higgins, 1925 | Mite 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 | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Limpopo
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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