Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Rwanda (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
2114
4615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1845
4258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
719
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
41
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
22
33 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
22
33 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rwanda
1 Family width 33 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Rwanda
22 Genera with 33 Species
| Acleros Mabille, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ankola Evans, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 2014 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Baoris Moore, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1896 | Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1877 | Flat | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1883 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1927 | Flats | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1891 | Elfs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1871 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1928 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardaleodes Butler, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1910 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1855 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rwanda
33 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Acleros mackenii olaus Plötz, 1884 | Macken'S Dusky Dart | | Ankola fan Holland, 1844 | Ankole Skipper | | Apallaga kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | Albertine Sprite | | Apallaga opalinus Butler, 1901 | | | Apallaga rwandae Libert, 2014 | Rwandan Sprite | | Baoris fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Celaenorrhinus proxima Mabille, 1877 | Common Black Sprite | | Chondrolepis niveicornis Plötz, 1883 | Common Snow-horned Skipper | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Eagris subalbida Holland, 1894 | Chocolate Flat | | Eagris subalbida aurivillii Neustetter, 1927 | | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Fresna netopha Hewitson, 1878 | Common Acraea Skipper | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928) | ⇒ Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | | Metisella alticola Aurivillius, 1925 | Virunga Sylph | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775 | | | Pardaleodes fan Grünberger, 1908 | | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 | Large Hopper | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Zenonia crasta Evans, 1937 | Albertine Bellboy | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Rwanda
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