Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Gambia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 290
2438
4343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 289
2437
4342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 278
2394
4247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1936
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
701
1305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
700
1304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
700
1304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
34
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
22
58 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gambia
1 Family width 58 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Gambia
22 Genera with 58 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1855 | Paradise skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andronymus Holland, 1884 | Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1872 | Fairies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1912 | Swifts | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1782 | Policemen | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1878 | Dingy Swifts | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gretna W.H. Evans, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1883 | Rangers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1889 | Swifts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parosmodes Holland, 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopalpus Holland, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1877 | Elfins | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gambia
58 Species and 6 Subspecies | Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901 | Nigerian Paradise Skipper | | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Acleros ploetzi Mabille, 1889 | Ploetz´s Dart | | Andronymus neander Plötz, 1884 | Common Dart | | Astictopterus abjecta Snellen, 1872 | Abject Hopper | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo falarus (Druce, 1912) | ⇒ Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | | Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916 | False Swift | | Borbo fanta Evans, 1937 | Fanta Swift | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo micans Holland, 1896 | Marsh Swift | | Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | Small Swift | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Coeliades aeschylus Plötz, 1884 | Senegal Blue Policeman | | Coeliades chalybe Westwood, 1852 | Blue Policeman | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes niso brevicornis Plötz, 1884 | Plain Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Gegenes pumilio gambica Mabille, 1878 | Dark Hottentot | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Gretna waga Plötz, 1886 | Common Crepuscular Skipper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes wallengreni Trimen, 1883 | Wallengren’s Ranger | | Parnara anelia (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara chambezi (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | Water Skipper | | Parnara subochracea (Trimen, 1889) | ⇒ Parnara monasi Trimen, 1889 | | Parosmodes morantii Trimen, 1873 | Morant's Orange | | Parosmodes morantii axis Evans, 1937 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1920 | Affinity Hopper | | Platylesches batangae Holland, 1894 | Batanga Hopper | | Platylesches galesa Hewitson, 1877 | Black Hopper | | Platylesches goetzei (Holland, 1894) | ⇒ Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches picanini Holland, 1894 | Banded Hopper | | Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937 | | | Prosopalpus styla Evans, 1937 | Widespread Dwarf Skipper | | Sarangesa coelius (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa laelioides (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa ruona Evans, 1937 | Ruona Elfin | | Sarangesa synestalmenus (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa tricerata Mabille, 1891 | Tricerate Elfin | | Sarangesa tristis (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Zophopetes cerymica Hewitson, 1867 | Common Palm Nightfighter | | Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Gambia
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