Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2340
4567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2338
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2276
4408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1928
3874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
47
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
25
56 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
25
56 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 25
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers | 9
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
9 Genera with 24 Species
Species list for Botswana
24 Species and 4 Subspecies | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953 | | | Calleagris jamesoni Sharpe, 1890 | Jameson´s Flat | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Sarangesa ganyi (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Sarangesa lunula Druce, 1910 | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Sarangesa lunula Druce, 1910 | | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa seineri Strand, 1909 | Dark Elfin | | Spialia agylla Trimen, 1889 | Grassveld Sandman | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia colotes transvaaliae Trimen, 1889 | Bushveld 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 ferax Wallengren, 1863 | | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia paula Higgins, 1925 | Mite Sandman | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Botswana
Links, sources and further information Pyrginae at artfakta.se
Pyrginae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrginae at gbif.org
Pyrginae at itis.gov
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