Taxonomy of Genus Kedestes Watson, 1893
Rangers
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species | | Microorder | Apoditrysia
Minet, 1983
| 13
1792
34426 | Families
Genera
Species | | Phalanx | Obtectomera
Minet, 1986
| 8
1724
33194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 6
1580
31274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 3
1099
24454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 2
1096
24391 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 1096
24391 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 408
10692 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Erionotini
Distant, 1886
| 100
2071 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Kedestes
Watson, 1893
Rangers | 68 | Species |
Subnodes of Kedestes Watson, 1893 | Species | Kedestes aleta Plötz, 1883 ⇒ Kedestes callicles
| | | | Species | Kedestes barberae Trimen, 1873
Barber's Ranger, Freckled Ranger | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes bonsa Evans, 1956
| | | | Species | Kedestes brunneostriga Plötz, 1884
Pale Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes bunta Evans, 1956
| | | | Species | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868
Pale Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes calliles
| | | | Species | Kedestes capenas Hewitson, 1868
| | | | Species | Kedestes chaca Trimen, 1873
Shaka's Ranger, Shaka´s Ranger, Shaka´s Skipper | | | | Species | Kedestes chacoides Butler, 1901 ⇒ Kedestes straeleni
West African Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes chersias Hewitson, 1877 ⇒ Kedestes lepenula
| | | | Species | Kedestes choca
| | | | Species | Kedestes fenestratus Trimen, 1883
Wallengren´s Ranger, Wallengren´s Skipper | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes heathi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
| | | | Species | Kedestes lema Neave, 1910
Lema Ranger | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes lenis Riley, 1932
Unique Ranger | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes lentiginosa Holland, 1896
| | | | Species | Kedestes lepennula
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857
Chequered Ranger, Chequered Skipper, Welsh wave | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes linka Evans, 1956
| | | | Species | Kedestes macomo Trimen, 1862
Macomo Ranger, Speckled Ranger | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes malua Neave, 1910
Zambian Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes marshalli Aurivillius, 1925
Marshall´s Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes marshallii Aurivillius, 1925
| | | | Species | Kedestes merua
| | | | Species | Kedestes merva
| | | | Species | Kedestes michaeli Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
Michael´s Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes miranda Butler, 1902
| | | | Species | Kedestes mohozutza Wallengren, 1857
Fulvous Ranger, Harlequin Skipper | | | | Species | Kedestes monostichus Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
AWOL Ranger, Single-stitch Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes nancy Collins & Larsen, 1991
Nancy´s Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793
Scarce Ranger, Scarce Skipper | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes niveostriga Trimen, 1864
Dark Ranger, Dark Skipper | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes paola Plötz, 1884
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes pinheyi Hancock & Gardiner, 1982
| | | | Species | Kedestes protensa Butler, 1901
West African Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes rogersi Druce, 1907
Rogers´ Ranger, Rogers’ Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes sarahae G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1998
Cederberg Ranger, Sarah's Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes straeleni Evans, 1956
| | | | Species | Kedestes sublineata Pennington, 1953
Black-veined Ranger | | | | Species | Kedestes tucusa Trimen, 1883 ⇒ Kedestes nerva
| | | | Species | Kedestes wallengreni Trimen, 1883
Wallengren’s Ranger | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Kedestes wallengrenii Trimen, 1883
Wallengren´s Ranger, Wallengren´s Skipper | 2 | Subspecies |
Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Kedestes
Distribution of Kedestes Watson, 1893 Angola
| Argentina
| Australia
| Austria
| Belize
| Bolivia
| Botswana
| Brazil
2 Species | Bulgaria
| Cameroon
| China
| Colombia
| Costa Rica
| Cuba
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Dominican Republic
| East Timor
| Ecuador
| Ethiopia
| France
| Gabon
| Gambia
| Germany
| Ghana
| Guatemala
| Guyana
| Honduras
| India
| Indonesia
| Italy
| Ivory Coast
| Japan
| Kenya
| Lebanon
| Lesotho
| Liberia
| Madagascar
| Malawi
| Malaysia
| Malta
| Mexico
1 Species | Mozambique
| Myanmar
| Namibia
| Netherlands
| Nicaragua
| Nigeria
| Palau
| Panama
| Papua New Guinea
| Paraguay
| Peru
1 Species | Philippines
| Republic of the Congo
| Republic South Africa
| Russia
| Rwanda
| Saint Lucia
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| São Tomé and Príncipe
| Senegal
| Sierra Leone
| Singapore
| Somalia
| Somaliland
| South Korea
| South Sudan
| Sri Lanka
| Sudan
| Sweden
| Switzerland
| Taiwan
| Tanzania
| Thailand
| Trinidad and Tobago
| Uganda
| United Kingdom
| Uruguay
| USA
| Venezuela
| Vietnam
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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