''Caltoris'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies. Like several related genera, they are called "swifts".It is found in the
Indomalayan realm and the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea and th ...
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[ Seitz, A. (1912-1927). ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde''. 9.]
Species
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Caltoris aurociliata''
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) Sikkim, Assam
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Caltoris beraka''
(Plötz, 1885) Celebes
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Caltoris boisduvalii''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 867 Papua
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Caltoris bromus''
(Leech, 1894) India, China, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Is., Borneo, Palawan, Philippines
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Caltoris brunnea''
(Snellen, 1876) Java, Myanmar
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Caltoris cahira'', colon swift,
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Caltoris cahira austeni'', Austen's swift
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Caltoris canaraica'', Kanara swift
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Caltoris confusa''
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Caltoris cormasa''
(Hewitson, 1876) India to Malaya
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Caltoris kumara'', blank swift
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Caltoris malaya''
(Evans, 1926) Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Java
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Caltoris mehavagga''
(Fruhstorfer, 1911) Celebes, Sula, Buru
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Caltoris nirwana''
(Plötz, 1882) Java to West China
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Caltoris philippina'', Philippine swift
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Caltoris plebeia''
(de Nicéville, 1887) tufted swift. Sikkim to Borneo
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Caltoris septentrionalis''
Koiwaiya, 1996
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Caltoris sirius''
(Evans, 1926) Tibet
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Caltoris tenuis''
(Evans, 1932) Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
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Caltoris tulsi''
(de Nicéville, 884 purple swift. India to Malaya, South China, Java
The larvae variously feed on
Poaceae,
Arecaceae:-''
Bambusa
''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft).
The ...
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Imperata
''Imperata'' is a small but widespread genus of tropical and subtropical grasses, commonly known as satintails.
Satintail grass species are perennial rhizomatous herbs with solid, erect stems and silky inflorescences. The best known species is ...
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Dendrocalamus
''Dendrocalamus'' is a tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.
'' Dendrocalamus giganteus'' is one of the tallest of bamboos, capable of reaching heig ...
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Sinarundinaria'', ''
Oryza
''Oryza'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. It includes the major food crop rice (species ''Oryza sativa'' and ''Oryza glaberrima''). Members of the genus grow as tall, wetland grasses, growing to tall; the genus includes both annual an ...
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Saccharum
''Saccharum'' is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family.
The genus is widespread across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions in Africa, Eurasia, Australia, the Americas, and assorted oceani ...
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References
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Hesperiidae genera
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