Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
2978
5577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2328
4540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
776
1411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
775
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
772
1400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
45
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
31
70 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
31
70 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Transvaal
1 Family width 70 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Transvaal
31 Genera with 70 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1889 | Paradise skippers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1974 | Scarce flats | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1857 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cobalopsis Godman, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1862 | Elfs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1845 | Alligator bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1883 | Rangers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1857 | Sylphs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1909 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Steropes Steven, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Transvaal
70 Species and 9 Subspecies | Abantis flava (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Abantis plerotica (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Abantis venosa Trimen, 1889 | Veined Paradise Skipper | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Calleagris kobela Trimen, 1864 | Mrs Raven Flat | | Calleagris krooni Vári, 1974 | Kroon's Skipper | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus mokeezi Wallengren, 1857 | Christmas Forester | | Cobalopsis cocalus Hayward, 1938 | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Eretis umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf | | Eretis umbra umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf | | Fulgora lampetis Burmeister, 1845 | | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes barberae Trimen, 1873 | Barber's Ranger | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes fenestratus Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren´s Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger | | Kedestes wallengrenii Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren´s Ranger | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph | | Metisella malgacha Boisduval, 1833 | Grassveld Sylph | | Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | Medea Sylph | | Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Sylph | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1920 | Affinity Hopper | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches depygata (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | | Platylesches ertli (Neave, 1910) | ⇒ Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | | Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | Black Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper | | Platylesches nigricans (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | | Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 | Large Hopper | | Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | Shona Hopper | | Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 | Small Hopper | | Platylesches villa (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | | Pyrrhopyge thericles thericles Mabille, 1891 | Impostor Firetip | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia paula Higgins, 1925 | Mite Sandman | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Steropes malgacha (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Transvaal
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