Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Mutare (Manicaland, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 160
808
1110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 160
808
1110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 151
785
1081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 120
726
1030 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
173
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
173
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
173
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
28
42 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
28
42 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
28
42 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mutare
1 Family width 42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Mutare
28 Genera with 42 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1874 | Paradise skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampittia Moore, 1868 | Bush hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1896 | Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1890 | Scarce flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1862 | Elfs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1883 | Rangers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1857 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1910 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1857 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1925 | African grizzled skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teniorhinus Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mutare
42 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abantis bicolor Trimen, 1864 | Bi-Coloured Skipper | | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | Veined Paradise Skipper | | Abantis zambesiaca Westwood, 1874 | Zambezi Paradise Skipper | | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Ampittia capenas Hewitson, 1868 | African Bush Hopper | | Apallaga alluaudi Mabille & Bo..., 1916 | | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Calleagris jamesoni Sharpe, 1890 | Jameson´s Flat | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Eretis umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf | | Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Kedestes wallengreni Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren’s Ranger | | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 | Large Hopper | | Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia paula Higgins, 1925 | Mite Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Teniorhinus harona Westwood, 1881 | Arrowhead Orange | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter | | Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Mutare
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