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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
172
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
7 Genera with 9 Species
Calleagris Aurivillius, 1864Scarce flats1SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1949Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Eretis Mabille, 1857Elfs1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1857Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Trina Evans, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Calleagris kobela Trimen, 1864Mrs Raven Flat
Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949
Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857Marbled Elf
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857Elfin Skipper
Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875
Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889Dwarf Sandman
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Trina geometrina phalaena Mabille, 1898

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePyrgini
Burmeister, 1878
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrginae at artfakta.se
Pyrginae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrginae at gbif.org
Pyrginae at itis.gov