Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
65
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
33
67 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
33
67 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Namibia
1 Family width 67 Species and 26 Subspecies
Genera for Namibia
33 Genera with 67 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1874 | Paradise skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alenia Evans, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1884 | Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884 | Swifts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1890 | Scarce flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1891 | Elfs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1845 | Alligator bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1878 | Dingy Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1953 | Rangers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lepella Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1857 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1850 | Branded Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1909 | Elfins | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Synapte Mabille, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thargella Godman, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
67 Species and 26 Subspecies | 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 | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Alenia namaqua Vári, 1972 | Namaqua Dancer | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Anisynta dominula pria Waterhouse, 1932 | Dominula Skipper | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni Sharpe, 1890 | | | Caprona cassualalla (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades forestan forestan Stoll, , 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | Common Elf | | Erynnis propertius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Propertius Duskywing | | Fulgora lampetis Burmeister, 1845 | | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes niso niso Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio gambica Mabille, 1878 | Dark Hottentot | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Ga..., 1982 | AWOL Ranger | | Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953 | Black-veined Ranger | | Lepella lepeletier Latreille, 1824 | Lepeletier´s Sylph | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Parosmodes morantii morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax inconspicua Bertolini, 1850 | | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | Shona Hopper | | Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 | Small Hopper | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Pyrrhopyge thericles thericles Mabille, 1891 | Impostor Firetip | | Sarangesa gaerdesi Evans, 1949 | Namibian Elfin | | Sarangesa gaerdesi gaerdesi Evans, 1949 | | | Sarangesa gaerdesi smithae Vári, 1976 | | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin | | Sarangesa seineri seineri Strand, 1909 | Northern Dark Elfin | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia colotes transvaaliae Trimen, 1889 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia depauperata Strand, 1911 | Deprived Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia depauperata australis de Jong, 1978 | Wandering Sandman | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia diomus ferax Wallengren, 1863 | | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia mafa mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa Sandman | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia nora (Plötz, 1884) | ⇒ Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Synapte malitiosa adoceta Schwartz & S..., 1986 | Caribbean Faceted-Skipper | | Synapte malitiosa antistia Plötz, 1882 | | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Thargella caura caura Plötz, 1882 | Round-winged Skipper | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Namibia
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