Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 127
578
690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 127
578
690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
573
685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
501
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
21
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
13
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
13
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maputo Bay
1 Family width 13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Maputo Bay
13 Genera with 13 Species | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Andronymus Holland, 1896 | Darts | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1857 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclopyge Mielke, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1868 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1857 | Hoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Bay
13 Species and 3 Subspecies | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper | | Coeliades keithloa Wallengren, 1857 | Red Tab Policeman | | Cyclopyge roscius roscius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches chamaeleon Mabille, 1891 | Chamaeleon Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Maputo Bay
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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