Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 558
8294
30561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 557
8289
30553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 533
8161
30237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 346
6686
26840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 73
2150
7884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 73
2150
7884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 71
2148
7882 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
96
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
53
118 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
53
118 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Madagascar
1 Family width 118 Species and 28 Subspecies
Genera for Madagascar
53 Genera with 118 Species
| Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arnetta Watson, 1897 | Bobs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Artitropa Holland, 1916 | Nightfighters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Artitropha | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1847 | Mallow Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1884 | Flat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1833 | Policemen | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1833 | Flats | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eprius veleda Godman, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulda Evans, 1833 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Galerga Watson, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1907 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hovala Evans, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleucis Mabille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ismene Savigny, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malaza Mabille, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miraja Oberthür, 1916 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Molo Godman, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mooreana Evans, 1860 | Yellow Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1833 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perrotia Oberthür, 1916 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Phocides Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ploetzia Saalmüller, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1784 | Checkered skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhiades A.W. Lindsey..., 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrus Lindsey, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1875 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1891 | Clouded Flats | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1880 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodisca Aurivillius, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Madagascar
118 Species and 28 Subspecies | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Acleros leucopyga Mabille, 1877 | | | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Arnetta ellipsis Saalmüller, 1884 | | | Arnetta fito Evans, 1937 | | | Arnetta hyposticta Mabille, 1897 | Angled Sylph | | Artitropa alaotrana Oberthür, 1916 | | | Artitropa boseae Saalmüller, 1880 | | | Artitropa hollandi Oberthür, 1916 | | | Artitropha hollandi | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo havei Boisduval, 1833 | Small Malagasy Swift | | Borbo ratek Boisduvel, 1833 | Large Malagasy Swift | | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | Mallow Skipper | | Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847) | ⇒ Carcharodus floccifer Zeller, 1847 | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Celaenorrhinus ambra Evans, 1937 | | | Celaenorrhinus humbloti Mabille, 1884 | Humblot’S Sprite | | Coeliades bocagii Sharpe, 1893 | | | Coeliades ernesti Grandidier, 1867 | | | Coeliades fervida Butler, 1880 | | | Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937 | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades forestan arbogastes Guenée, 1863 | | | Coeliades rama Evans, 1937 | Malagasy Policeman | | Coeliades ramanatek Boisduval, 1833 | | | Coeliades ramanatek ramanatek Boisduval, 1833 | | | Dalla agathocles agathodes (H.G. Dyar, 1913) | ⇒ Dalla agathocles agathocles C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Eagris astoria (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris epira (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris nottoana Wallengren, 1857 | Rufous-winged Elfin | | Eagris nottoana smithii Mabille, 1887 | | | Eagris ochreana (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris plicata (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | Orange Flat | | Eagris sabadius andracne Boisduval, 1833 | | | Eprius perrieri Fairmaire, 1902 | | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Fulda australis Viette, 1956 | Ochreous Fulda | | Fulda bernieri Boisduval, 1833 | | | Fulda bernieri bernieri | | | Fulda coroller Boisduval, 1833 | Common Fulda | | Fulda gatiana Oberthür, 1923 | | | Fulda imorina Evans, 1937 | | | Fulda lucida Evans, 1937 | | | Fulda pauliani Evans, 1952 | | | Fulda rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Rhadama'S Fulda | | Galerga ellipsis Saalmuller, 1884 | | | Galerga hyposticta (Mabille, 1898) | ⇒ Arnetta hyposticta Mabille, 1897 | | Galerga hypostieta | | | Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907 | | | Hesperia sassacus sassacus T. Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa icaria Waterhouse, 1941 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hovala amena Grose-Smith, 1891 | Yellow Malagasy Sylph | | Hovala arota Evans, 1937 | Evans Malagasy Sylph | | Hovala dispar Mabille, 1877 | White Malagasy Sylph | | Hovala pardalina Butler, 1879 | Tawny Malagasy Sylph | | Hovala saclavus Mabille, 1891 | | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus hala (A.G. Butler, 1870) | ⇒ Hylephila phyleus phyleus Drury, 1773 | | Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866 | | | Ismene pansa (Hewitson, 1871) | ⇒ Coeliades ernesti Grandidier, 1867 | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Malaza carmides Hewitson, 1868 | Large Malaza | | Malaza empyreus Mabille, 1878 | Fiery Red Underwing | | Malaza fastuosus Mabille, 1884 | Large Red Underwing | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Miraja flora Oberthür, 1922 | | | Miraja howa Mabille, 1875 | | | Miraja ochracea (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Perrotia ochracea Evans, 1937 | | Miraja paroechus Mabille, 1887 | | | Miraja sida (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Perrotia sylvia Evans, 1937 | | Miraja silvestralis (Viette, 1956) | ⇒ Perrotia silvestralis Viette, 1956 | | Miraja sylvia (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Perrotia sylvia Evans, 1937 | | Miraja varians Oberthür, 1916 | | | Molo mango Guenée, 1865 | Mango Skipper | | Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura Felder & Feler, 1860 | Yelllow Flat | | Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904) | ⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901 | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Parnara naso poutieri Boisduval, 1833 | | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Perrotia albimacula (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Perrotia albiplaga Oberthür, 1916 | | Perrotia albiplaga Oberthür, 1916 | | | Perrotia eximia Oberthür, 1922 | | | Perrotia flora Oberthür, 1923 | | | Perrotia gala (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Perrotia gillias Mabille, 1878 | | Perrotia gillias Mabille, 1878 | | | Perrotia howa Mabille, 1876 | | | Perrotia ismael Oberthür, 1916 | | | Perrotia kingdomi | | | Perrotia kingdoni Butler, 1879 | | | Perrotia malchus Mabille, 1879 | | | Perrotia ochracea Evans, 1937 | | | Perrotia paroechus Mabille, 1887 | | | Perrotia silvestralis Viette, 1956 | | | Perrotia sylvia Evans, 1937 | | | Perrotia teresina (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Perrotia albiplaga Oberthür, 1916 | | Perrotia varians Oberthür, 1916 | | | Phocides urania urania Westwood, 1852 | Urania Skipper | | Ploetzia amygdalis Mabille, 1877 | | | Polites brettus (Boisduval & ..., 1829) | ⇒ Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | | Polites vibex Geyer, 1832 | Whirlabout | | Porphyrogenes passalus passalus G.A.W. Herri..., 1869 | | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus centaureae loki Evans, 1953 | Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910 | Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus sidae Esper, 1784 | Yellow-banded Skipper | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Quadrus contubernalis praxis (C. Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis Mabille, 1883 | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Tagiades insularis Mabille, 1876 | | | Tagiades samborana Grose-Smith, 1891 | | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Trapezites apostophia (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Perrotia malchus Mabille, 1879 | | Trapezites apostrophia | | | Urbanus velinus (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | | Xanthodisca ariel Mabille, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Madagascar
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