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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Matabeleland South (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
230
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
230
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
219
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
209
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
81
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
81
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
81
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matabeleland South
1 Family width 4 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matabeleland South
4 Genera with 4 Species
Kedestes Watson, 1868Rangers1SpeciesTaxom
Metisella Hemming, 1857Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1909Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1884African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matabeleland South
4 Species
Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868Pale Ranger
Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857Netted Sylph
Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909Dark Elfin
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Matabeleland South
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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