Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 480
6542
17532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 478
6538
17527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 462
6445
17300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5519
15626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1983
5266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1981
5263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1975
5248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
110
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
50
171 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
50
171 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zimbabwe
1 Family width 171 Species and 41 Subspecies
Genera for Zimbabwe
50 Genera with 171 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1874 | Paradise skippers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Acada Evans, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Achlyodes Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampittia Moore, 1868 | Bush hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1884 | Darts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Artitropa Holland, 1925 | Nightfighters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1894 | Fairies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bettonula | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1896 | Swifts | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1890 | Scarce flats | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1883 | Snow Horned Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1891 | Policemen | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1832 | Flats | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1937 | Elfs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Fresna Evans, 1878 | Acraea Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1878 | Dingy Swifts | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herila Larsen & Col..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1883 | Rangers | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1857 | Sylphs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Mimardaris Mielke, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1850 | Branded Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1867 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1877 | Elfins | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Semalea Holland, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 22 | 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, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1870 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodisca Aurivillius, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zimbabwe
171 Species and 41 Subspecies | Abantis arctomarginata Lathy, 1901 | Tricoloured Paradise Skipper | | Abantis bamptoni S.C. Collins..., 1914 | Bampton´s Paradise Skipper | | Abantis bicolor Trimen, 1864 | Bi-Coloured Skipper | | 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 | | Abantis zambesiaca Westwood, 1874 | Zambezi Paradise Skipper | | Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | Axehead Orange | | Acada biseriatus (Mabille, 1893) | ⇒ Acada biseriata Mabille, 1893 | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Ampittia capenas Hewitson, 1868 | African Bush Hopper | | Andronymus caesar Fabricius, 1793 | Common Dart | | Andronymus caesar philander Hopffer, 1855 | White Dart | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Andronymus neander neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Anisynta dominula pria Waterhouse, 1932 | Dominula Skipper | | Apallaga alluaudi Mabille & Bo..., 1916 | | | Apallaga biseriata maculata Hampson, 1891 | | | Artitropa erinnys Trimen, 1862 | Bush Night-fighter | | Artitropa erinnys nyasae Riley, 1925 | | | Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925 | Eastern Nightfighter | | Astictopterus punctulata Butler, 1895 | | | Astictopterus stellata Mabille, 1891 | Fairy | | Astictopterus stellata mineni Trimen, 1894 | | | Bettonula bettoni Butler, 1902 | Betton’S Sprite | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo chagwa Evans, 1937 | Chagwa Skipper | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fanta Evans, 1937 | Fanta Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo ferruginea Aurivillius, 1925 | Ferrous Skipper | | Borbo ferruginea dondo Evans, 1955 | Ferrous Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo holtzi Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo impar Mabille, 1883 | Yellow Rice Swift | | Borbo lavella (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Borbo impar Mabille, 1883 | | Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Calleagris jamesoni Sharpe, 1890 | Jameson´s Flat | | Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni Sharpe, 1890 | | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902 | Betton´s Flat | | Celaenorrhinus bryki (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus galenus biseriata Butler, 1888 | | | Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976 | | | Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | Homeyer´s Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus modestus (Butler, 1902) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902 | | Celaenorrhinus obscuripennis (Butler, 1902) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902 | | Celaenorrhinus opalinus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976 | | Chondrolepis niveicornis Plötz, 1883 | Common Snow-horned Skipper | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades forestan forestan Stoll, , 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades jucunda (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Coeliades sejuncta Mabille & Vu..., 1891 | Coast Policeman | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Dejeania hecate Karsch, 1886 | | | Eagris astoria (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris epira (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris nottoana Wallengren, 1857 | Rufous-winged Elfin | | Eagris ochreana (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris plicata (Gray, 1832) | ⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | | Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832 | Orange Flat | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | Common Elf | | Eretis umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf | | Eretis umbra nox Neave, 1910 | | | Eretis vaga Evans, 1937 | Vaga Elf | | Fresna nyassae Hewitson, 1878 | Variegated Acraea Hopper | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | 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 | | Gomalia elma elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | | Gorgyra johnstoni Butler, 1893 | Johnston´s Ranger | | Herila herilus Hopffer, 1855 | | | 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 Neave, 1910 | Lema Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lema linka Evans, 1956 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes macomo Trimen, 1862 | Macomo Ranger | | Kedestes malua Neave, 1910 | Zambian Ranger | | Kedestes marshalli Aurivillius, 1925 | Marshall´s Ranger | | Kedestes marshallii Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Kedestes michaeli Hancock & Ga..., 1982 | Michael´s Ranger | | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857 | Fulvous Ranger | | Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Ga..., 1982 | AWOL Ranger | | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger | | Kedestes nerva paola Plötz, 1884 | | | Kedestes wallengreni Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren’s Ranger | | Kedestes wallengreni wallengreni | | | Kedestes wallengrenii Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren´s Ranger | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928) | ⇒ Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868 | Mountain Sylph | | Metisella aegipan inyanga Evans, 1955 | | | Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | Medea Sylph | | Metisella metis Linnaeus, 1764 | Gold Spotted Sylph | | Metisella metis metis Linnaeus, 1764 | Western Gold-spotted Sylph | | Metisella metis paris Evans, 1937 | Eastern Gold-spotted Sylph | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Mimardaris porus porus Plötz, 1879 | Porus Skipper | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Parnara anelia (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara chambezi (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Parnara subochracea (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | 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 | | | Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye | | 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 goetzei (Holland, 1894) | ⇒ Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | Platylesches langa Evans, 1937 | Dark Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper | | Platylesches nigricans (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | | Platylesches picanini Holland, 1894 | Banded Hopper | | Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | | Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 | Large Hopper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | Shona Hopper | | Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 | Small Hopper | | Platylesches villa (Evans, 1937) | ⇒ Platylesches shona Evans, 1937 | | Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1893 | White-speckled Elfin | | Sarangesa coelius (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa ganyi (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Sarangesa lunula Druce, 1910 | | Sarangesa laelioides (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Sarangesa lunula Druce, 1910 | | | Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891 | Big-Spot Elfin | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa neavei (Butler, 1894) | ⇒ Sarangesa astrigera Butler, 1893 | | Sarangesa penningtoni Evans, 1951 | | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937 | Ruona Elfin | | Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin | | Sarangesa seineri seineri Strand, 1909 | Northern Dark Elfin | | Sarangesa subalbicans (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891 | | Sarangesa synestalmenus (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa tristis (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Semalea arela Mabille, 1891 | Arela Dart | | Semalea atimus (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Semalea arela Mabille, 1891 | | Semalea pulvina Plötz, 1879 | Branded Silky Skipper | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia colotes transvaaliae Trimen, 1889 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia confusa Higgins, 1925 | Confusing Sandman | | Spialia confusa confusa Evans, 1937 | Confusing 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 diomus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Spialia diomus ferax Wallengren, 1863 | | | Spialia doris amenophis Reverdin, 1914 | | | 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 paula Higgins, 1925 | Mite 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 | | Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1865) | ⇒ Herila herilus Hopffer, 1855 | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Xanthodisca vibius Hewitson, 1878 | Vibius Orange | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter | | Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
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