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Barca (butterfly)
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the butterflies. They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections. Moreover, skippers mostly have an absence of wing-coupling structure available in most moths. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.Ackery et al. (1999) Description and systematics Traditionally, the Hesperiidae were placed in a monotypic superfamily Hesperioidea, because they are morphologically distinct from other Rhopalocera (butterflies), which mostly belong to the typical butterfly superfamily Papilionoidea. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelopidas (skipper)
''Pelopidas'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ... of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as branded swifts or millet skippers. '' Polytremis kiraizana'' is sometimes placed here too. The genus was described by Francis Walker in 1870. Notable species *'' Pelopidas agna'' (Moore, 1865) - dark branded swift *'' Pelopidas assamensis'' (de Nicéville, 1882) - great swift *'' Pelopidas conjucta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - conjoined swift *'' Pelopidas flava'' (Evans, 1926) *'' Pelopidas jansonis'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Pelopidas lyelli'' (Rothschild, 1915) *'' Pelopidas mathias'' (Fabricius, 1798) - dark small-branded swift *'' Pelopidas sinensis'' (Mabille, 1877) *'' Pelopidas subochracea'' (Moore, 1878) - large branded swift *'' Pelopidas thrax'' (Hà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
