Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
752
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
752
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 159
721
974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
647
901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
21
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
18
34 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
18
34 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nairobi
1 Family width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Nairobi
18 Genera with 34 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1855 | Paradise skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1896 | Swifts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1896 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1875 | Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1891 | Elfs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1827 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1907 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1893 | Sylphs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1870 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nairobi
34 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902 | Betton´s Flat | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Chondrolepis telisignata Butler, 1896 | Banded Snow-Horned Skipper | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Eagris hereus Druce, 1875 | Beautiful Orange Flat | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | Common Elf | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907 | Rogers´ Ranger | | Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | Medea Sylph | | Metisella midas Butler, 1893 | Golden Sylph | | Metisella quadrisignatus Butler, 1893 | Four-spot Sylph | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia kituina Karsch, 1896 | Kitui Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Nairobi
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