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Andronymus
''Andronymus'' is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. Description and distribution With over 2,000 described sp ... in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Andronymus bjornstadi'' Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 *'' Andronymus caesar'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Andronymus evander'' (Mabille, 1890) *'' Andronymus fenestrella'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *'' Andronymus fontainei'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 *'' Andronymus gander'' Evans, 1947 *'' Andronymus helles'' Evans, 1937 *'' Andronymus hero'' Evans, 1937 *'' Andronymus marcus'' Usher, 1980 *'' Andronymus marina'' Evans, 1937 *'' Andronymus neander'' (Plötz, 1884) References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database External linksat Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Caesar
''Andronymus caesar'', the white dart or common dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of forests, moist savannah and riverine bush, from sea level to altitudes of 1,500 metres. The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly from November to April in South Africa. The larvae feed on ''Macrolobium'', ''Blighia'' (including ''Blighia unijugata''), ''Deinbollia ''Deinbollia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. Its native range is tropical and Southern Africa and islands in the western Indian Ocean. Its genus name of ''Deinbollia'' is in honour of Peter Vogelius Deinboll ...'' and '' Phialodiscus'' species. Subspecies *''Andronymus caesar caesar'' (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: except east and south) *''Andronymus caesar philander'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Neander
''Andronymus neander'', the common dart or nomad dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of moist woodland, forest margins and riparian vegetation, from sea level up to altitudes of 2,400 metres. The wingspan is 38–46 mm for males and 42–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April in South Africa. There are continuous generations year-round further north. The larvae feed on '' Brachystegia'' species (including ''Brachystegia spiciformis''), ''Afzelia africana ''Afzelia africana'', the African mahogany, afzelia, lenke, lengue, apa, or doussi, is a tree species in the family Fabaceae. Range It occurs in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRCongo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gui ...'' and '' Acridocarpus smeathmannii''. Subspecies *''Andronymus neander neander'' (Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Fontainei
''Andronymus fontainei'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ... and is possibly endemic to the Albertine Rift.; 2012: The genus ''Ampittia'' in Africa with the description of a new species (Hesperiinae; Aeromachini) and three new species in the genera ''Andronymus'' and ''Chondrolepis'' (Hesperiinae, incertae sedis) (Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae) References Insects described in 2012 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Marina
''Andronymus marina'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda (the northern and western shores of Lake Victoria) and north-eastern Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The larvae are known to feed on '' Baikiaea eminii''. References Butterflies described in 1937 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Marcus
''Andronymus marcus'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ghana, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... References Butterflies described in 1980 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Hero
''Andronymus hero'', the scarce dart, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania and north-western and north-eastern Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on '' Combretum cuspidum'', '' Anthonota macrophylla'' and '' Anthonota crassifolia''. References Butterflies described in 1937 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Helles
''Andronymus helles'', the lesser ochreous dart, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1937 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Gander
''Andronymus gander'', the migrant dart, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ... (from the north-east to the Usambara Mountains). It is a migratory species. References Butterflies described in 1947 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Fenestrella
''Andronymus fenestrella'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Malawi and northern Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1908 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Evander
''Andronymus evander'', the ochreous dart, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... The habitat consists of forests. Adults are found feeding on flowers at the edge of the forest. References Butterflies described in 1890 Erionotini Butterflies of Africa {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andronymus Bjornstadi
''Andronymus bjornstadi'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in western Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The habitat consists of forests. References Endemic fauna of Tanzania Butterflies described in 1998 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Skippers
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. Description and distribution With over 2,000 described species, this is the largest skipper butterfly subfamily and occurs worldwide except in New Zealand. About 50 percent of grass skippers live in the Neotropics. 137 species are native to North America. Around 38 species are native to Australia. Genera ''Ochlodes'' and ''Hesperia'' exist exclusively in the Holarctic. They are usually orange, rust, or brown in colour and have pointed forewings. Many species have dark markings or black stigmas on their forewings. Most members of this subfamily have an oval antenna club with an apiculus on the tip, although ''Carterocephalus'' and ''Piruna'' do not. The antennae generally has a sharp bend. Hesperiinae larvae feed on many different types of grasses and sedges and palms, though some species are l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |