Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 284
2357
3808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
2356
3807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 274
2312
3712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 192
2021
3396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
598
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
598
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
596
862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
38
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
25
38 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
25
38 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Zimbabwe
1 Family width 38 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for North Zimbabwe
25 Genera with 38 Species #ABCDFGHKMPSTZ
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1889 | Paradise skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1895 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1883 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1857 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimardaris Mielke, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1857 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1909 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teniorhinus Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Zimbabwe
38 Species and 9 Subspecies | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | Veined Paradise Skipper | | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Anisynta dominula pria Waterhouse, 1932 | Dominula Skipper | | Astictopterus punctulata Butler, 1895 | | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Mimardaris porus porus Plötz, 1879 | Porus Skipper | | Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1893 | White-speckled Elfin | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Teniorhinus harona Westwood, 1881 | Arrowhead Orange | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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