Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
126
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
73
345 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
73
345 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 73
345 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers | 18
101 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Nigeria
18 Genera with 101 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1920 | Paradise skippers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 1877 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Bettonula | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calleagris Aurivillius, 1910 | Scarce flats | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1937 | Flat | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 2005 | Flats | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1937 | Elfs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Katreus Watson, 1887 | Giant Scarce Sprites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Loxolexis Karsch, 1891 | Scarce sprites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procampta Holland, 1892 | Rare Elf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1877 | Elfins | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
101 Species and 13 Subspecies | Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892 | Bismarck´s Paradise Skipper | | Abantis elegantula Mabille, 1890 | Elegant Paradise Skipper | | Abantis leucogaster Mabille, 1890 | Streaked Paradise Skipper | | Abantis lofu (Druce, 1909) | ⇒ Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979 | | Abantis lucretia Druce, 1909 | Lucretia´s Paradise Skipper | | Abantis maesseni (L.D. Miller, 1971) | ⇒ Abantis elegantula Mabille, 1890 | | Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979 | | | Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901 | Nigerian Paradise Skipper | | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984 | Beige Paradise Skipper | | Abantis rubra Holland, 1920 | Russet Paradise Skipper | | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Apallaga ankasa Larsen & Miller, 2005 | Ankasa Sprite | | Apallaga ankasa warreni Libert, 2014 | | | Apallaga boadicea Hewitson, 1877 | | | Apallaga brattstromi Libert, 2014 | | | Apallaga elongata Libert, 2014 | | | Apallaga homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | Homeyer’S Sprite | | Apallaga meditrina Hewitson, 1877 | | | Apallaga milleri Collins, Lar..., 2003 | | | Apallaga mona Evans, 1937 | Mona'S Sprite | | Apallaga oreas Libert, 2014 | Montane Sprite | | Apallaga pooanus Aurivillius, 1910 | Bitje Sprite | | Apallaga rutilans Mabille, 1877 | Large Sprite | | Bettonula bettoni Butler, 1902 | Betton’S Sprite | | Calleagris lacteus Mabille, 1877 | Milky Scarce Flat | | Calleagris lacteus dannatti Ehrmann, 1893 | | | Calleagris lacteus lacteus Mabille, 1877 | | | Calleagris landbecki Druce, 1910 | Landbeck´s Scarce Flat | | Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892 | Western Ragged Skipper | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus atratus (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus boadicea Hewitson, 1877 | | Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902 | Betton´s Flat | | Celaenorrhinus bitjena Evans, 1937 | Bitje Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus boadicea Hewitson, 1877 | Boadicea´s Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus bryki (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | | Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa Mabille, 1891 | Central Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus dargei Berger, 1976 | | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976 | | | Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | Homeyer´s Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus illustris Mabille, 1891 | Illustrious Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus maesseni Berger, 1976 | | | Celaenorrhinus medetrina Hewitson, 1877 | Large Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus meditrina Hewitson, 1877 | Large Orange 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 | | Celaenorrhinus ovalis Evans, 1937 | Evans´ Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus perlustris Rebel, 1914 | Less Illustrious Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937 | | | Celaenorrhinus plagiatus Berger, 1976 | Berger´s Black Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus pooanus (Aurivillius, 1910) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus medetrina Hewitson, 1877 | | Celaenorrhinus proxima Mabille, 1877 | Common Black Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus proxima maesseni Berger, 1976 | | | Celaenorrhinus rutilans Mabille, 1877 | Large Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus toro Evans, 1937 | Toro Sprite | | Eagris decastigma Mabille, 1891 | Purple Flat | | Eagris decastigma decastigma Mabille, 1891 | | | Eagris decastigma fuscosa Holland, 1893 | | | Eagris decolor (Plötz, 1879) | ⇒ Eagris denuba Plötz, 1879 | | Eagris denuba Plötz, 1879 | Cream Flat | | Eagris hereus Druce, 1875 | Beautiful Orange Flat | | Eagris hereus quaterna Mabille, 1890 | | | Eagris subalbida Holland, 1894 | Chocolate Flat | | Eagris tetrastigma Mabille, 1891 | Black Flat | | Eagris tetrastigma subolivescens Holland, 1892 | | | Eagris tetrastigma tetrastigma Mabille, 1891 | | | Eagris tigris Evans, 1937 | Western Tiger Flat | | Eagris tigris liberti Collins & La..., 2005 | | | Eretis buamba Evans, 1937 | Bwamba Elf | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | Common Elf | | Eretis perpaupera (Holland, 1892) | ⇒ Eretis melania Mabille, 1891 | | Eretis plistonicus Plötz, 1879 | Ghana Elf | | Eretis vaga Evans, 1937 | Vaga Elf | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Katreus dimidia Holland, 1896 | Black Scarce Sprite | | Katreus hollandi (Druce, 1909) | ⇒ Katreus dimidia Holland, 1896 | | Katreus holocausta Mabille, 1891 | Cinnamon Scarce Sprite | | Katreus johnstoni Butler, 1888 | Giant Scarce Sprite | | Katreus johnstonii Butler, 1887 | Giant Scarce Sprite | | Loxolexis dimidia Holland, 1896 | Black Scarce Sprite | | Loxolexis hollandi Druce, 1909 | Holland´s Scarce Sprite | | Loxolexis hollandii | | | Loxolexis holocausta Mabille, 1891 | Cinnamon Scarce Sprite | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775 | | | Procampta rara Holland, 1892 | Rare Elf | | Sarangesa aurimargo (Plötz, 1879) | ⇒ Sarangesa brigida Plötz, 1879 | | Sarangesa bouvieri Mabille, 1877 | Bouvier´s Elfin | | Sarangesa brigida Plötz, 1879 | Brigid´s Elfin | | Sarangesa coelius (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa exprompta (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Sarangesa majorella Mabille, 1891 | | Sarangesa gaerdesi Evans, 1949 | Namibian Elfin | | Sarangesa laelioides (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin | | Sarangesa majorella Mabille, 1891 | Lesser Blue-dusted Elfin | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa princei Karsch, 1896 | | | Sarangesa synestalmenus (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa tertullianus Fabricius, 1793 | Blue-dusted Elfin | | Sarangesa thecla Plötz, 1879 | Common Elfin | | Sarangesa tricerata Mabille, 1891 | Tricerate Elfin | | Sarangesa tristis (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia doris amenophis Reverdin, 1914 | | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | Forest Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia rebeli (Aurivillius, 1891) | ⇒ Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Nigeria
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