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Taxonomy of Genus Spialia Swinhoe, 1912
African grizzled skippers, Grizzled Skippers, Sandmen


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species
PhalanxObtectomera
Minet, 1986
8
1724
33194
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
6
1580
31274
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
3
1099
24454
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
2
1096
24391
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
1096
24391
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
242
9165
Genera
Species
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
31
1255
Genera
Species
GenusSpialia
Swinhoe, 1912
African grizzled skippers, Grizzled Skippers, Sandmen
168Species
Subnodes of Spialia Swinhoe, 1912
SpeciesSpialia abscondita Plötz, 1884
Common Sandman, Diomus Grizzled Skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia adenensis Butler, 1884  ⇒ Spialia doris
SpeciesSpialia aestiva Querci, 1932
SpeciesSpialia agylla Trimen, 1889
Grassveld Sandman
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia albodetersa Verity, 1929
SpeciesSpialia ali Oberthür, 1881
SpeciesSpialia alioides Verity, 1926
SpeciesSpialia alpina Erschov, 1874
SpeciesSpialia amenophis Reverdin, 1914
SpeciesSpialia anavalsae Coutsis, 1976
SpeciesSpialia aron
SpeciesSpialia asterodea
SpeciesSpialia asterodia Trimen, 1864
Asterodia Sandman, Star Sandman
SpeciesSpialia aurivilli Shepard, 1935
SpeciesSpialia australis de Jong, 1978
SpeciesSpialia bamptoni Vári, 1976
SpeciesSpialia bettoni Butler, 1898  ⇒ Spialia kituina
SpeciesSpialia bifida Higgins, 1925
SpeciesSpialia carnea Reverdin, 1927
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia catenata Jöst, 1957  ⇒ Spialia sertorius
SpeciesSpialia chenga Evans, 1957
SpeciesSpialia colotes Druce, 1875
Bushveld Sandman
3Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia confusa Higgins, 1925
Confusing Sandman
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia daphne Evans, 1949
SpeciesSpialia delagoae Trimen, 1898
Delagoa Grizzled Skipper, Delagoa Sandman
SpeciesSpialia depauperata Strand, 1911
Deprived Grizzled Skipper, Wandering Sandman
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia diffusa Jöst, 1957  ⇒ Spialia sertorius
SpeciesSpialia diomus Hopffer, 1855
Common Sandman, Diomus Grizzled Skipper
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia doris Walker, 1870
Aden Skipper, Desert Grizzled Skipper
4Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia driomus
SpeciesSpialia dromus Plötz, 1884
Dromus Grizzled Skipper, Forest Sandman
SpeciesSpialia elongata Higgins, 1925  ⇒ Spialia dromus
SpeciesSpialia eucrate Ochsenheimer, 1808
SpeciesSpialia eupator Hemming, 1932
SpeciesSpialia evanidus Butler, 1880
SpeciesSpialia extrema Pfeiffer, 1938
SpeciesSpialia fasciata Higgins, 1925  ⇒ Spialia confusa
SpeciesSpialia ferax Wallengren, 1863
Ferax Grizzled Skipper
SpeciesSpialia galba Fabricius, 1793
Indian Grizzled, Indian Grizzled Skipper, Indian Skipper
3Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia gavarniensis Warren, 1926
SpeciesSpialia gecko Evans, 1949
SpeciesSpialia geron Watson, 1893
Aden Skipper, Baluchi Skipper
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia gracilis Verity, 1919
SpeciesSpialia guadarramensis Warren, 1925
SpeciesSpialia hebra
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia hellas de Nicéville, 1889
SpeciesSpialia hermona Evans, 1957
SpeciesSpialia hibiscae Hoffmannsegg, 1804  ⇒ Spialia sertorius
Red-underwing Skipper
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia higginsi Evans, 1937
SpeciesSpialia hilaris Staudinger, 1901
SpeciesSpialia infraurata Verity, 1929
SpeciesSpialia ioan Warren, 1926
SpeciesSpialia jason Oberthür, 1912
SpeciesSpialia kempnyi Schawerda, 1919
SpeciesSpialia kiki Higgins, 1974
SpeciesSpialia kituina Karsch, 1896
Kitui Grizzled Skipper
SpeciesSpialia lacreuzei Oberthür, 1912
SpeciesSpialia leucomelas Oberthür, 1912  ⇒ Spialia dromus
SpeciesSpialia lugens Staudinger, 1886
SpeciesSpialia machacoana Butler, 1899  ⇒ Spialia diomus
SpeciesSpialia maculatus BREMER & GREY, 1853
SpeciesSpialia mafa Trimen, 1870
Mafa grizzled skipper, Mafa Sandman
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia mangana Rebel, 1899
Arabian Grizzled Skipper
SpeciesSpialia medioalbotersa Verity, 1940  ⇒ Spialia sertorius
SpeciesSpialia melaleuca Oberthür, 1912  ⇒ Spialia dromus
SpeciesSpialia meridionalis Higgins, 1925  ⇒ Spialia dromus
SpeciesSpialia minor Rebel, 1910
SpeciesSpialia minuscula Reverdin, 1933
SpeciesSpialia murasaki Sugitani, 1936
SpeciesSpialia nana Trimen, 1889
SpeciesSpialia nanus Trimen, 1889
Dwarf Sandman
SpeciesSpialia nora Plötz, 1884  ⇒ Spialia colotes
SpeciesSpialia oberthuri Aurivillius, 1925  ⇒ Spialia mafa
SpeciesSpialia obscura Higgins, 1925
SpeciesSpialia occidentalis de Jong, 1977
SpeciesSpialia orbifer Hübner, 1823
Brick Skipper, Hungarian Skipper
5Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia osthelderi Pfeiffer, 1932
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia parvula Verity, 1921
SpeciesSpialia paula Higgins, 1925
Mite Sandman
SpeciesSpialia phlomidis Herrich-Schäffer, 1845
Balochi Skipper, Persian Skipper
3Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia phlonidis
SpeciesSpialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891
Forest Grizzled Skipper, Froest Grizzled Skipper
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia poggei Lederer, 1858
SpeciesSpialia postesselloides Verity, 1938  ⇒ Spialia sertorius
SpeciesSpialia rebeli Aurivillius, 1891  ⇒ Spialia ploetzi
Forest Grizzled Skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia rehfoussi Oberthür, 1913
SpeciesSpialia retrograda Verity, 1940
SpeciesSpialia rosae Hernández-Roldán, Dapporto, Dincă, Vicente & Vila, 2016
SpeciesSpialia sao Hübner, 1803  ⇒ Spialia sertorius
SpeciesSpialia sataspes Trimen, 1864
Boland Sandman
SpeciesSpialia secessa Trimen, 1891
SpeciesSpialia secessus Trimen, 1891
Wolkberg Sandman
SpeciesSpialia secunda Hübner, 1823  ⇒ Spialia orbifer
Hungarian Skipper, Orbed Red-underwing Skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia semiconfluens de Jong, 1978
SpeciesSpialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804
Brick Skipper, Red Underwing Skipper
8Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia shanta Evans, 1957
SpeciesSpialia spec Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesSpialia spio Linnaeus, 1764
Mountain Sandman, Spio Grizzled Skipper
SpeciesSpialia struvei Püngeler, 1914
4Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia subgracilis Verity, 1921
SpeciesSpialia subtusbrunnea Reverdin, 1922
SpeciesSpialia superna Moore, 1865
SpeciesSpialia tesselloides Hübner, 1823  ⇒ Spialia orbifer
Hungarian Skipper, Orbed Red-underwing Skipper
1Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia therapne Rambur, 1832
Corsican Red-underwing Skipper
SpeciesSpialia therapnoides Oberthür, 1910
SpeciesSpialia transvaaliae Trimen, 1889
SpeciesSpialia trimeni Aurivillius, 1925  ⇒ Spialia secessa
SpeciesSpialia vindex Cramer, 1782  ⇒ Spialia spio
SpeciesSpialia wrefordi Evans, 1951
Wreford´s Grizzled Skipper
SpeciesSpialia zaira Plötz, 1884  ⇒ Spialia dromus
SpeciesSpialia zebra Butler, 1888  ⇒ Spialia ploetzi
Zebra Grizzled Skipper, Zebra Skipper
2Subspecies
SpeciesSpialia zona Mabille, 1875

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Spialia
EnglishAfrican grizzled skippers, Grizzled Skippers, Sandmen


Distribution of Spialia Swinhoe, 1912
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Afghanistan


Albania


Algeria


Andorra


Angola


Argentina


Armenia


Australia


Austria


Azerbaijan


Bangladesh


Belgium


Belize


Benin


Bhutan


Bolivia


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Botswana


Brazil
2 Species
Bulgaria


Burkina Faso


Cambodia


Cameroon


Canada


China


Colombia


Costa Rica


Croatia


Cuba


Czech Republic


Democratic Republic of the Congo


Djibouti


Ecuador


Egypt


Ethiopia


France


Gabon


Gambia


Germany


Ghana


Greece


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


Hungary


India


Indonesia


Iran


Iraq


Israel


Italy


Ivory Coast


Japan


Jordan


Kazakhstan


Kenya


Kyrgyzstan


Laos


Lebanon


Lesotho


Liberia


Liechtenstein


Luxembourg


Madagascar


Malawi


Mali


Malta


Mauritania


Mauritius


Mexico
4 Species
Moldova


Mongolia


Montenegro


Morocco


Mozambique


Myanmar


Namibia


Nepal


Netherlands


New Zealand


Nicaragua


Niger


Nigeria


Norway


Oman


Pakistan


Palestine


Panama


Papua New Guinea


Peru
2 Species
Poland


Portugal


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa


Romania


Russia


Rwanda


Saint Lucia


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Serbia


Sierra Leone


Slovakia


Slovenia


Somalia


Somaliland


South Sudan


Spain


Sri Lanka


Sudan


Switzerland


Syria


Tajikistan


Tanzania


Thailand


Togo


Tunisia


Turkey


Turkmenistan


Uganda


Ukraine


United Arab Emirates


United Kingdom


USA


Uzbekistan


Vietnam


Yemen


Zambia


Zimbabwe




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