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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
279
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
254
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
140
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
140
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
140
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
15
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
15
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
15
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
15
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwale County
5 Genera with 7 Species
Apallaga Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793Flat1SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1891Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1896African grizzled skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1781Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale County
7 Species
Apallaga biseriata Butler, 1888
Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793Common Orange Sprite
Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891Big-Spot Elfin
Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855Common Sandman
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper
Spialia kituina Karsch, 1896Kitui Grizzled Skipper
Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781Clouded Flat

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Kwale County
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhinini
Swinhoe, 1912
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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