Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Mandera County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 45
153
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 45
153
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
152
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
133
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
106
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
105
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
105
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
6
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
6
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
6
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mandera County
1 Family width 10 Species
Genera for Mandera County
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Mandera County
10 Species | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Mandera County
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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