File:BagusMUpUn 443 AC1.jpg, Museum specimen
File:Ly Peacock Royal 09 July 2007 A up (760342851).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Ly Peacock Royal 03 April 2007 Nedunkayam (529719913).jpg, Ventral view
File:Peacock Royal from Bangalore university.jpg, Ventral view
File:Peacock royal adult larva 2009 05 15 9 43 (3574980423).jpg, Larva
File:Peacock royal pup 2009 05 25 9 9 (3574981973).jpg, Pupa
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Tajuria jehana
''Tajuria jehana'', the plains blue royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subconti ...
'' (plains blue royal)=
File:Jehana in Swinhoe1912LepInd.JPG, Illustration
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Tajuria maculata
''Tajuria maculata'', the spotted royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. '' (spotted royal)=
File:TajuriaMaculataMUpUnAC1.jpg, Museum specimen
='' Tajuria melastigma'' (branded royal)
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File:TajuriaMelastigmaFUpUnNCH.jpg, Museum specimen
Genus: ''
Thaduka
''Thaduka'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, the blues. It is monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does n ...
''
='' Thaduka multicaudata'' (many-tailed oak-blue)
=
File:ThadukaMulticaudataMUpUnAC1.jpg, Museum specimen
File:Thaduka multicaudata Moore, 1878 – Many-tailed Oakblue at Makutta (8).jpg, Ventral view
File:Thaduka multicaudata cat.jpg, Larva
File:Manytailed Oakblue pupa 2009 02 24 677 (3306250850).jpg, Pupa
Genus: '' Virachola''
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Virachola isocrates
''Deudorix isocrates'' (sometimes ''Virachola isocrates''), the common guava blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Indochina in the Indomalay ...
'' (common guava blue)=
File:Butterflies from JP Nagar forest Bangalore (18).jpg, Ventral view
File:Guava blue Life History 05 (3403463973).jpg, Larva
File:Guava blue Life History 13 (3403464795).jpg, Pupa
File:Guava blue Life History 12 (3403464585).jpg, Pupa
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Virachola perse
''Deudorix perse'' (formerly ''Virachola perse''), the large guava blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. The larva feeds on ''Randia dumetorum
'' ...
'' (large guava blue)=
File:Large guava blue UP.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Virachola perse 03.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: '' Zeltus''
='' Zeltus amasa'' (fluffy tit)
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File:Zeto1.jpg, Illustration
File:Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa UP by Dr. Raju Kasambe IMG 3033.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Close wing position of Zeltus amasa Hewitson, 1865 – Fluffy Tit WLB DSC 0056 (3).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Zesius
''Zesius'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-wi ...
''
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Zesius chrysomallus
''Zesius chrysomallus'', the redspot, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Sri Lanka and India.
Description
The host plants of the larvae include ''Terminalia catappa
''Terminalia catappa'' is a large tropical tree in the ...
'' (redspot)=
File:Zesius chrysomallus 02212.jpg, Dorsal view (male)
File:Ly Red Spot 06 July 2007 D (female UP) (746904909).jpg, Dorsal view (female)
File:Red spot IMG 7831.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Zinaspa
''Zinaspa'' is an Indomalayan genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Species
*'' Zinaspa zana'' de Nicéville, 1898
*'' Zinaspa todara'' (Moore, 884
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Zinaspa todara
''Zinaspa todara'', the silver streaked acacia blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region ...
'' (silver streaked acacia blue)=
File:ZinaspaDistortaNic1887AC1.jpg, Museum specimen
File:Sahyadri Silver-streaked Acacia Blue.jpg, Ventral view
Subfamily:
Aphnaeinae
The Aphnaeinae are a subfamily of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Systematics
Until recently, this taxon used to be considered a tribe (called Aphnaeini) within the subfamily Theclinae.
Genera
Modern authors recognize 17 genera:, 2015. P ...
Genus: '' Cigaritis''
='' Cigaritis abnormis'' (abnormal silverline)
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File:CigaritisAbnormisMoore1884MAC1.jpg, Illustration
File:Silverline Abnormal Cigaritis abnormis Moore, 1884 at Yeoor DSCF1282 (9).JPG, Ventral view
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Cigaritis elima
''Cigaritis elima'', the scarce shot silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Sri Lanka and India. The species was first described by Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entom ...
'' (scarce shot silverline)=
File:CigaritisElimaUniformisMUpUnAC1.jpg, Museum specimen
File:Open wing position of Spindasis elima Moore, 1877 – Scarce Shot Silverline WLB1E7A1581.jpg, Ventral view
File:Ly SCARCE SHOT SILVERLINESpindasis elima 24 June 2007 A (630223773).jpg, Ventral view
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Cigaritis ictis
The Common shot silverline, ''Cigaritis ictis'', is a species of lycaenid butterflies. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan population is classified as a subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below spe ...
'' (common shot silverline)=
File:CigaritisIctisHew1865FAC1.jpg, Illustration
File:Common shot silver line 3.jpg, Ventral view
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Cigaritis lilacinus
''Cigaritis lilacinus'', the lilac silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Range
The lilac silverline is found in India, Myanmar and N.Thailand.
In India, this butterfly is found from Uttarakhand and Himachal Prades ...
'' (lilac silverline)=
File:Lilac_Silverline_Butterfly.jpg, Ventral view
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Cigaritis lohita
''Cigaritis lohita'', the long-banded silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly.
Description
The wingspan of ''Cigaritis lohita'' reaches .
Subspecies
*''Cigaritis lohita lohita'' (Horsfield, 1829) - Java
*''Cigaritis lohita la ...
'' (long banded silverline)=
File:Spindasis lohita - Long-banded Silverline male - Begur Butterfly survey (5).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Spindasis lohita - Long Banded Silverline at Madayipara 13.jpg, Ventral view (wet-season form)
File:Long-banded Silverline -Spindasis lohita at Mayyil (17).jpg, Ventral view (dry-season form)
='' Cigaritis schistacea'' (plumbeous silverline)
=
File:Plumbeous Silverline UP from Melagiri TN IMG 6501.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Plumbeous Silverline UN from Melagiri TN IMG 6495.jpg, Ventral view
File:AphnaeusSchistaceaMFUnMoore1881.jpg, Illustration
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Cigaritis vulcanus
''Cigaritis vulcanus'', the common silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
Description
The wingspan is 26–34 mm.
Subspecies
The subspecies of ...
'' (common silverline)=
File:Common silverline up (2863417233).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Common Silverline Spindasis vulcanus UP by Dr. Raju Kasambe IMG 1365 (3).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Cigaritis vulcanus 00415.JPG, Ventral view
Family:
Hesperiidae
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 ...
Subfamily:
Coeliadinae
Coeliadinae is a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). With about 150 described species, this is one of several smallish skipper butterfly subfamilies. It was first proposed by William Frederick Evans in 1937.Brower & Warren ( ...
Genus: '' Badamia''
='' Badamia exclamationis'' (brown awl)
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File:BadamiaExclamationisSeitz.png, Illustration
File:Badamia exclamationis-brown awl.jpg, Ventral view
File:Brown Awl (1802232221).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Bibasis
''Bibasis'', the awlets, are a genus of skipper butterflies. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm. Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) state that ''Bibasis'' contains just three diurnal species (''B. aquilina'', ''B. iluska'', ''B. sena'') ...
''
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Bibasis sena
''Bibasis sena'', commonly known as the orange-tailed awlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, the skippers.Markku Savela's website on LepidopterPage on genus ''Bibasis''./ref> It is also sometimes called the pale green awlet t ...
'' (orange-tailed awlet)=
File:Bibasis sena 2 by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Orange tail awl 1 PTR IMG 0713.jpg, Ventral view
File:Bibasis sena (5160176764).jpg, Larva
Genus: ''
Burara
''Bibasis'', the awlets, are a genus of skipper butterflies. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm. Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) state that ''Bibasis'' contains just three diurnal species (''B. aquilina'', ''B. iluska'', ''B. sena'') ...
''
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Burara gomata
''Bibasis gomata'', commonly known as the pale green awlet,Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter/ref> is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Northeast India, the Western Ghats and parts of Southeast Asia. The butter ...
'' (pale green awlet)=
File:Burara gomata IMG 3970.jpg, Ventral view
='' Burara jaina'' (orange awlet)
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File:Bibasis jaina 2011 08 24 9999 188 (6075891616).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Orange Awlet-Kakkayam.jpg, Ventral view
File:Bibasis jaina 2011 08 03 9999 74 (6075884578).jpg, Larva
File:Bibasis jaina 2011 08 23 9999 338 (6075883580).jpg, Chrysalis
Genus: '' Choaspes''
='' Choaspes benjaminii'' (Indian awlking)
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File:445-Choaspes benjaminii.JPG, Museum specimen
File:Choaspes benjaminii 2 by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Choaspes benjaminii by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Hasora
''Hasora'', the awls, are a genus of skipper butterflies. ''Hasora'' species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.
Species
* '' Hasora alta'' de Jong, 1982 Sumatra
* ''Hasora anura'' - slate awl
** ''Hasora anura taiwana'' Hsu, ...
''
='' Hasora badra'' (common awl)
=
File:Common Awl Hasora badra.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Common awl.jpg, Ventral view
File:Hasora badra by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg, Ventral view
='' Hasora chromus'' (common banded awl)
=
File:501-Hasora chromus.JPG, Museum specimen
File:CommonBandedAwl.jpg, Ventral view
File:Hasora chromus eggs.JPG, Eggs
File:Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 – Common Banded Awl caterpillar at Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (7).jpg, Larva
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Hasora taminatus
''Hasora taminatus'',TOL web page ogenus ''Hasora''Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera - page on genu the white banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in Asia.
Range
The butterfly is found in Sri Lanka ...
'' (white banded awl)=
File:Hasora taminatus-Thekkady-2016-12-03-001.jpg, Ventral view
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Hasora vitta
''Hasora vitta'', the plain banded awl,TOL web page ogenus ''Hasora''Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera - page on genu is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India and parts of Southeast Asia.
Description
Th ...
'' (plain banded awl)=
File:HasoraChabrona 751 3.png, Illustration
File:Hasora vitta2CRW 5484-05.jpg, Museum specimen
File:Plain Banded Awl Hasora vitta by Dr. Raju Kasambe (4).jpg, Ventral view
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Genus: ''
Aeromachus
''Aeromachus'' is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The species are known by the common name of scrub hoppers. They are found in the eastern Palearctic and the Indomalayan realm.
Club of antenna of medium thickness, with a sho ...
''
='' Aeromachus dubius'' (dingy scrub-hopper)
=
File:AeromachusDubius 802 2 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Dingy scrub hopper Anamudi shola kerala IMG 1464.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Dingy scrub hopper Anamudi shola kerala IMG 1778.jpg, Ventral view
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Aeromachus pygmaeus
''Aeromachus pygmaeus'', the pygmy scrub-hopper is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species range is Nilgiris, Wynaad, Coorg, Kanara, Assam to Burma and Thailand.Markku Savela's website on LepidopterPage on genus ''Aeromach ...
'' (pygmy scrub-hopper)=
File:Aeromachus pygmaeus 01873.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Pygmy Scrub-hopper Aeromachus pygmaeus.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: '' Ampittia''
='' Ampittia dioscorides'' (bush hopper)
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File:AmpittiaDioscorides 786 1 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Ampittia dioscoride 7787.jpg, Dorsal view (male)
File:Bush Hopper Ampittia dioscorides Female Sri Lanka by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN4025 (7).jpg, Dorsal view (female)
File:Ampittia dioscorides in Kadavoor.jpg, Ventral view (male)
File:Ampittia dioscorides at Kadavoor.jpg, Ventral view (female)
Genus: ''
Arnetta
''Arnetta'' is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*Subgenus ''Galerga'' (Mabille, 1898)
**''Arnetta ellipsis'' (Saalmüller, 1884)
**''Arnetta fito'' (Evans, 1937)
**''Arnetta hyposticta'' (Mabille, 1898)
*Subgenus ''A ...
''
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Arnetta mercara
''Arnetta mercara'', the Coorg forest hopper or Coorg forest bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kerala and Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern regio ...
'' (Coorg forest hopper)=
File:Arnetta mercara Evans, 1932 – Coorg Forest Hopper at Paithalmala (2).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Arnetta mercara Evans, 1932 – Coorg Forest Hopper at Paithalmala (6).jpg, Ventral view
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Arnetta vindhiana
''Arnetta vindhiana'', the Vindhyan bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is native to India.
Description
Male. Upperside dark olive-brown; cilia cinereous (ashy grey); forewing with a small yellow semi-transparent spot a ...
'' (Vindhyan bob)=
File:ArnettaVindhiana 801 1 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Arnetta vindhiana Moore – Vindhyan Bob 05.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Vindhyan Bob Arnetta vindhiana WSF by Dr. Raju Kasambe (2).jpg, Ventral view
File:Arnetta vindhiana (5071926120).jpg, Larva and pupa
Genus: ''
Baoris
''Baoris'' is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*'' Baoris farri'' (Moore, 1878)
*'' Baoris leechii'' Elwes & Edwards, 1897 West and Central China
*'' Baoris longistigmata'' Huan ...
''
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Baoris farri
''Baoris farri'', commonly known as the paintbrush swift, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India.
Description
Larvae are known to breed on '' Ochlandra travancorica'', '' Ochlandra scriptoria'', ...
'' (paintbrush swift)=
File:Farri.jpg, Museum specimen
File:Baoris farri - Complete Paint-brush Swift 08.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Baoris farri-Kadavoor-2016-09-06-001.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: '' Baracus''
='' Baracus vittatus'' (hedge hopper)
=
File:Hampson's Hedge Hopper Baracus hampsoni UP DSC 8460 (1).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Malabar hedge hopper from kakkayam kerala India IMG 7565.jpg, Ventral view
File:Hampsons hedgehopper larva making cell (3652605310).jpg, Larva
File:Hampsons hedgehopper pupa (3651807551).jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Borbo
''Borbo'' is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). They belong to the tribe Baorini, and as such are among those skippers commonly known as swifts.
Species
Species (and some subspecies
In biological classification, subspec ...
''
='' Borbo bevani'' (Beavan's swift)
=
File:CaltorisBevani 831 2 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Open wing position of Pseudoborbo bevani, Moore, 1878 - Beavan's swift WLB DSC 2992a.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Close wing position of Pseudoborbo bevani, Moore, 1878 - Beavan's swift WLB DSC 2966.jpg, Ventral view
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Borbo cinnara
''Borbo cinnara'', commonly known as the rice swift, Formosan swift or rice leaf folder, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia.
Description
Larva ...
'' (rice swift)=
File:Rice Swift Borbo cinnara Yavatmal by Dr. Raju Kasambe (4).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Rice Swift Borbo cinnara UN by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN3505 (25).jpg, Ventral view
File:Rce swift larva (3706810997).jpg, Larva
File:Rice swift pupa young (3706811785).jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Caltoris
''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. Seitz, A. (1912-1927). ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Er ...
''
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Caltoris canaraica
''Caltoris canaraica'', the Kanara swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.Markku Savela's website on LepidopterPage on genus ''Caltoris''./ref>
Distribution
This skipper is found in Southern India (Kerala, Karnataka Tamilnadu ...
'' (Kanara swift)=
File:Karwar Swift-Bangalore.jpg, Ventral view
File:He kanara Swift 12 September 2007 B (2283780828).jpg, Ventral view
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Caltoris kumara
''Caltoris kumara'', the blank swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Description
It is found in the India and Sri Lanka.
In India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is ...
'' (blank swift)=
File:Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878 – Blank Swift.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Blank Swift Caltoris kumara (5225841923).jpg, Ventral view
File:Blank Swift (Caltoris kumara) 03 Egg (2016.08.01).jpg, Egg
File:Blank Swift (Caltoris kumara) 14 Larva (2016.08.24).jpg, Larva
File:Blank Swift (Caltoris kumara) 16 Pupa (2016.08.28).jpg, Pupa
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Caltoris philippina
''Caltoris philippina'', the Philippine swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. Th ...
'' (Philippine swift)=
File:MooreThe Lepidoptera of Ceylon Plate69 (Caltoris philippina).jpg, Illustration
Genus: ''
Cephrenes
''Cephrenes'' is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
The genus is shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms (Arecaceae) especially '' Cocos nucifera'' (coconut), and ...
''
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Cephrenes acalle
''Cephrenes acalle'', commonly known as the plain palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called b ...
'' (plain palm dart)=
File:Cephrenes acalle by Balakrishnan Valappil (2841833913).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Plain Palm Dart Cephrenes acalle Male Coimbatore by Dr Raju Kasambe IMG 5718 (6).CR2.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Cupitha
''Cupitha purreea'', commonly known as the wax dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and only species of the genus ''Cupitha''.
Distribution
It is found from southern India and Sikkim to Burma, southern Yunnan, the Andamans, ...
''
='' Cupitha purreea'' (wax dart)
=
File:CupithaPurreea 813 1 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Wax-dart-palaparamba (3081069524).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Erionota
''Erionota'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*'' Erionota acroleuca'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
*'' Erionota grandis'' (Leech, 1890) West China
*'' Erionota harma ...
''
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Erionota torus
''Erionota torus'', the rounded palm-redeye, Sikkim palm dart, Sikkim palm red-eye and banana skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1941. It is found from southern and northeast India to Bur ...
'' (rounded palm-redeye)=
File:503-Erionota torus.JPG, Museum specimen
File:Erionota torus-Kadavoor-2016-06-10-001.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Gangara
''Gangara'' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*''Gangara lebadea'' (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye
*''Gangara thyrsis'' (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye
*''Gangara sanguinocculus'' (Martin, 1895)Bu ...
''
='' Gangara thyrsis'' (giant redeye)
=
File:GangaraThyrsisEmerge6.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Gangara thyrsis ad sec.jpg, Ventral view
File:Gangara thyrsis egg sec.jpg, Egg
File:Gangara thyrsis caterpillar second instar bangalore.JPG, Larva (second instar)
File:Gangara thyrsis caterpillar final instar.JPG, Larva (final instar)
File:Gangara thyrsis pupa2.jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Halpe
''Halpe'' is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Species
*''Halpe albicilla'' de Jong & Treadaway, 1993 Sulawesi.
*''Halpe arcuata'' Evans, 1937 Northeast India, Burma to Malay Peninsula, L ...
''
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Halpe homolea
''Halpe homolea'', the Indian ace or Ceylon ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. ...
'' (Indian ace)=
File:HalpeHomolea 817 3 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Halpe homolea hindu from Malappuram by Vengolis.jpg, Ventral view
File:Halpe homolea hindu from Pookkottur Kerala.jpg, Dorsal view
='' Halpe porus'' (Moore's ace)
=
File:Halpe porus – Bispot Banded Ace UP.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Moore's Ace DSC 3050.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Hyarotis
''Hyarotis'' is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*''Hyarotis adrastus'' (Cramer, 1780) - tree flitter
*'' Hyarotis microstrictum'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887) - brush flitter ...
''
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Hyarotis adrastus
''Hyarotis adrastus'', the tree flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Description
Distribution
Bengal. (Moore in P. Z. S.) Recorded from Ceylon (Hutchison, Wade, Mackwood); Andaman ...
'' (tree flitter)=
File:HyarotisAdrastus 796 3 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Tree flitter02 (3655981923).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Tree flitter.jpg, Ventral view
File:Tree flitter adult larva (3656776942).jpg, Larva
File:Tree flitter pupa various stages (3656777344).jpg, Pupa
='' Hyarotis microstictum'' (brush flitter)
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File:Small Brush Flitter-Karawani-DSC 6185.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: '' Iambrix''
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Iambrix salsala
''Iambrix salsala'',TOL web page ogenus ''Iambrix''/ref> the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Subspecies
The subspecies of ''Iambrix salsala'' found in In ...
'' (chestnut bob)=
File:Iambrix salsala 03197.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala UN by Dr. Raju Kasambe (1).jpg, Ventral view
File:An egg of Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 – Chestnut Bob WLB P2A9235.jpg, Egg
Genus: ''
Matapa
Matapa is a typical Mozambican dish, prepared with young cassava leaves, which are usually ground in a large wooden mortar and pestle before cooked with garlic, onion and coconut milk. Many "Matapa" dishes add cashew nuts, crab or shrimp and can ...
''
='' Matapa aria'' (common redeye)
=
File:Matapa aria.JPG, Illustration
File:Common Redeye - Matapa aria(Moore,1866).jpg, Ventral view
File:Egg of Matapa aria Moore, 1865 – Common Branded Redeye.jpg, Egg
File:Red eye adult larva 2009 03 07 460 1 (3336340603).jpg, Larva
File:Red eye pupa 2009 03 08 494 (3336340599).jpg, Pupa
Genus: '' Notocrypta''
='' Notocrypta curvifascia'' (restricted demon)
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File:495-Notocrypta curvifascia.JPG, Museum specimen
File:Notocrypta curvifascia 20140203.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Notocrypta curvifascia - Restricted Demon 29.jpg, Ventral view
='' Notocrypta paralysos'' (common banded demon)
=
File:Notocrypta paralysos at Kadavoor.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Notocrypta paralysos in Kadavoor.jpg, Ventral view
File:Notocrypta paralysos - Common Banded Demon caterpillar 16.jpg, Larva
File:Notocrypta paralysos - Common Banded Demon pupa 07.jpg, Pupa
Genus: '' Oriens''
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Oriens concinna
''Oriens concinna'', the Tamil dartlet, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is a rare find in India and Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country c ...
'' (Tamil dartlet)=
File:Tamil dartlet koodaranji 768 (3198648513).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Tamil dartlet koodaranji 766 (3198648227).jpg, Ventral view
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Oriens goloides
''Oriens goloides'', the Ceylon dartlet or smaller dartlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India and Sri Lanka and Malay Peninsula.
Description
"Nearest allied species is '' Oriens gola''. Differs from it on bot ...
'' (Ceylon dartlet)=
File:Oriens goloides - Smaller Dartlet 04.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Oriens goloides by Kadavoor.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Parnara
''Parnara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. They are native to Asia, Africa and Australia.Chiba, H. and J. N. Eliot. (1991)A revision of the genus ''Parnara'' Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae), with special re ...
''
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Parnara bada
''Parnara bada'', the African straight swift, grey swift or Ceylon swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-east Asia, from India through China to Indonesia, as well as the north-east coast of Australia.
Descripti ...
'' (Oriental/variable swift)=
File:Parnara bada at Kadavoor.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Parnara bada-Kadavoor-2016-09-09-001.jpg, Ventral view
File:African Straight Swift Parnara Bada (5799484028).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Pelopidas
Pelopidas (; grc-gre, Πελοπίδας; died 364 BC) was an important Theban statesman and general in Greece, instrumental in establishing the mid-fourth century Theban hegemony.
Biography
Athlete and warrior
Pelopidas was a member of a ...
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Pelopidas agna
''Pelopidas agna'', the obscure branded swift or dark branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India.
Description
In 1891, Edward Yerbury Watson
Edward Yerbury Watson (27 July 1864 – 8 November 1897) was an ...
'' (dark/obscure branded swift)=
File:Pelopidas agna dingo.jpg, Illustration
File:Little Branded Swift Pelopidas agna UP Sanjay Gandhi National Park Mumbai DSC2992 (3).JPG, Dorsal view
File:Pelopidas agna, Burdwan, West Bengal, India 18 09 2012.jpg, Ventral view
='' Pelopidas conjuncta'' (conjoined swift)
=
File:Moore The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Plate69 (Pelopidas conjuncta).jpg, Illustration
File:Conjoined Swift Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus DSCF6522 (9). Singapore.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Conjoined Swift (Pelopidas conjuncta).jpg, Ventral view
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Pelopidas mathias
''Pelopidas mathias'', the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found throughout much of south, southeast and East Asia, and as far ...
'' (small branded swift)=
File:Small Branded Swift Pelopidas mathias UN Sanjay Gandhi National Park Mumbai 078 (2).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Dark Small-branded Swift.jpg, Ventral view
='' Pelopidas subochracea'' (large branded swift)
=
File:Pelopidas at Kadavoor.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Pelopidas in Kadavoor.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Polytremis
''Polytremis'' is a mainly Chinese genus of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
* '' Polytremis annama'' Evans, 1937
* '' Polytremis caerulescens'' (Mabille, 1876) China (Tibet)
* '' Polytremis choui'' Huang, 1994 China (Fujian)
* ...
''
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Polytremis lubricans
''Polytremis lubricans'', the contiguous swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Subspecies
*''Polytremis lubricans lubricans'' (Tibet, India, Indo-China, Yunnan, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, ...
'' (contiguous swift)=
File:Polytremis lubricans 1.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Contiguous swift (3955197203).jpg, Ventral view
File:61黃紋褐弄蝶6(陳麗玲攝) (18423059243).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Potanthus
''Potanthus'' is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia (though not extending towards New Guinea). It includes about 35 species, ...
''
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Potanthus confucius
''Potanthus confucius'', the Chinese dart or Confucian dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. They are found from Sri Lanka, India to China and Japan and down to Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. Some museum specimens have also be ...
'' (Chinese dart)=
='' Potanthus pallida'' (pallid dart)
=
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Potanthus palnia
''Potanthus palnia'', commonly known as the Palni dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India and Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portio ...
'' (Palni dart)=
='' Potanthus pava'' (Pava dart)
=
='' Potanthus pseudomaesa'' (Indian dart)
=
File:Common Dart Potanthus pseudomaesa Upperside. Kerala by Raju Kasambe DSCF3304 (5).JPG, Dorsal view
File:Common Dart.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Psolos
''Astictopterus'' is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. There are two species groups, one Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical, the other Indomalayan realm, Indomalayan.
Species
*''Astictopterus anomoeus'' (Plötz, 1879) – yellow ...
''
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Psolos fuligo
''Psolos fuligo'', the dusky partwing or coon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India. The tips of the forewings diverge outward and is a feature that is clear when they rest on vegetation.
Description
It is a small ...
'' (dusky partwing/coon)=
File:Psolos fuligo-Kadavoor-2016-06-17-002.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Psolos fuligo-Kadavoor-2016-10-18-001.jpg, Ventral view
File:Dusky-partwing coon 1 hemantogale.jpg, Egg
File:Psolos fuligo 05.JPG, Larva
Genus: ''
Quedara
''Quedara'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1919.
Species
Listed alphabetically:Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
*'' Quedara albifascia'' (Moore, 1878) – My ...
''
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Quedara basiflava
''Quedara basiflava'', the yellow-base flitter Kunte, K. and K. Saji. 2013. Quedara basiflava de Nicéville, 1888 – Yellow-base Flitter. In K. Kunte, S. Kalesh & U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 1.06. Indian Foundation for But ...
'' (golden flitter)=
File:YELLOWBASE TREE FLITTER 2011 12 25 9999 191 (6567595903).jpg, Dorsal view
File:YELLOWBASE TREE FLITTER 2011 12 25 9999 311 (6567596195).jpg, Ventral view
File:YELLOWBASE TREE FLITTER 2011 11 24 9999 148 (6567594363).jpg, Larva
File:YELLOWBASE TREE FLITTER 2011 12 13 9999 133 (6567594959).jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Salanoemia
''Salanoemia'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*''Salanoemia sala'' (Hewitson, 1866) - maculate lancer
*''Salanoemia noemi'' (de Nicéville, 1885) India (Sikkim, Assam)
*''Salanoemia tavoyana'' (Ev ...
''
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Salanoemia sala
''Salanoemia sala'', the maculate lancer, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Description
Food plants
The larvae feed on ''Calamus rotang'', ''Calamus thwaitesii'', ''Calamus pseudofe ...
'' (maculate lancer)=
Piepers and Snellen Rhopalocera of Java Plate VII image 27 Salanoemia sala.jpg, Illustration
Salanoemia sala by VK Chandrasekharan.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: '' Sovia''
='' Sovia hyrtacus'' (bicolour/white-branded ace)
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File:He Bicolor Ace 12 September 2007 B up (1371971942).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Sovia hyrtacus by V K Chandrasekharan (cropped).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Suastus
''Suastus'', whose members are called palm bobs, is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*''Suastus gremius'' (Fabricius, 1798) South India, Northwest Himalayas to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Hong K ...
''
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Suastus gremius
''Suastus gremius'', the Indian palm bob or palm bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.Corbet, A. S. & Pendlebury, H. M., 1956. ''The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula'' Edn. 2. Edinburgh ...
'' (Indian palm bob)=
File:456-Suastus gremius.JPG, Museum specimen
File:Suastus gremius-Kadavoor-2016-03-26-001.jpg, Ventral view
File:Skippers' egg (Hesperiidae) on a palm leaf (6652790333).jpg, Egg
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Suastus minuta
''Suastus minuta'', the small palm bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asi ...
'' (small palm bob)=
File:Suastus minuta.JPG, Illustration
Genus: ''
Taractrocera
''Taractrocera'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Taractrocera anisomorpha'' ( Lower, 1911)
*'' Taractrocera archias'' (Felder, 1860)
*'' Taractrocera ardonia'' ( Hewitson, 1868)
*'' Taractrocera ceramas'' ( Hewitso ...
''
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Taractrocera ceramas
''Taractrocera ceramas'', commonly known as the Tamil grass dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Western Ghats to Mumbai, in the hills of southern India, in northeast India to northern Burma and in south- ...
'' (Tamil grass dart)=
File:Taractrocera ceramas at Kadavoor.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Taractrocera ceramas Tamil Grass Dart by Jkadavoor.jpg, Ventral view
='' Taractrocera maevius'' (common grass dart)
=
File:Common grass dart.jpg, Dorsal view
File:COMMON GRASS DART Taractrocera maevius.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Taractrocera maevius Madayippara Kerala India.jpg, Ventral view
File:Common Grass Dart (Taractrocera maevius).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Telicota
''Telicota'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodpl ...
''
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Telicota bambusae
''Telicota bambusae'', the dark palm dart, is a Hesperiinae, grass skipper butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and on Peninsular Malaysia.
Description
Subspecies
*''Telicota bambusae bambusae'' (Moore, 1878) ...
'' (dark palm dart)=
File:Dark Palm Dart Telicota bambusae UNID by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN1789 (6).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Telicota bambusae (Dark Palm Dark) Newly emerged (2016.09.27).jpg, Ventral view
File:Telicota bambusae (Dark Palm Dark) Pupa (2016.09.25).jpg, Pupa
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Telicota colon
''Telicota colon'', commonly known as the pale palm dart or common palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India to Australia.
Description
The larvae are known to feed on '' Bambusa vulgaris'', '' Phragmites kar ...
'' (pale palm dart)=
File:477-Telicota colon.JPG, Museum specimen
File:Open wing position of Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775 – Pale Palm-Dart.jpg, Dorsal view
Genus: ''
Thoressa
''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China.
Spe ...
''
='' Thoressa astigmata'' (southern spotted ace)
=
File:Thoressa astigmata Swinhoe, 1890 – Unbranded Ace at Virajpet (5).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Thoressa astigmata by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg, Ventral view
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Thoressa evershedi
''Thoressa evershedi'', the Evershed's ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. W. H. Evans described it from Palni Hills in 1910 and named it after Evershed as he was the first person to collect it.
Description
Range
The bu ...
'' (Evershed's ace)=
File:HalpeEvershedi 822 2 Knight.png, Illustration
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Thoressa honorei
''Thoressa honorei'', commonly known as the Madras ace, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in south India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern par ...
'' (Madras ace)=
File:Thoressa honorei by V K Chandrasekharan (cropped).jpg, Dorsal view
File:MADRAS ACE (Thoressa honorei) 2008 12 07 aralam (7310917474).jpg, Lateral view
File:Thoressa honorei by Balakrishnan Valappil (7310916004).jpg, Larva
File:Thoressa honorei by Balakrishnan Valappil (7310915720).jpg, Chrysalis
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Thoressa sitala
''Thoressa sitala'', the Tamil ace or Sitala ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in south India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It ...
'' (Tamil ace)=
File:Thoressa sitala – Nilgiri Plain Ace - Tamil Ace - on the leaves of Ligustrum perrottetii - Nilgiri Privet- at Paithalmala (20) (cropped).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Thoressa sitala – Nilgiri Plain Ace - Tamil Ace - on the leaves of Ligustrum perrottetii - Nilgiri Privet- at Paithalmala (1) (cropped).jpg, Ventral view
File:Thoressa sitala by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg, Larva
File:Thoressa sitala 3 by V K Chandrasekharan.jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Udaspes
''Ancistroides'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Ancistroides armatus'' (Druce, 1873)
*'' Ancistroides folus'' (Cramer, 775 - Sri Lanka, India (South India - Saurashtra, Bombay, Ahmedabad, Madhya Pradesh, Luckn ...
''
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Udaspes folus
''Ancistroides'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*''Ancistroides armatus'' (Druce, 1873)
*''Ancistroides folus'' (Cramer, 775 - Sri Lanka, India (South India - Saurashtra, Bombay, Ahmedabad, Madhya Pradesh, Lucknow, ...
'' (grass demon)=
File:Grass Demon (Udaspes folus) UP. Thane, Maharashtra. (2).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Udaspes folus N04886.jpg, Ventral view
File:Grass demon06 (3619056033).jpg, Larva
File:Grass demon08 (3619875536).jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Zographetus
''Zographetus'' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were prev ...
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Zographetus ogygia
''Zographetus ogygia'', the purple spotted flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Distribution
From southern India and Sikkim to Malaya, Thailand, Laos, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Banka, Java.
Description
In 1866, William Ch ...
'' (purple-spotted flitter)=
File:Zographetus ogygia12 (8471547086).jpg, Dorsal view
File:PURPLE SPOTTED FLITTER (Zographetus ogygia) (8471545324).jpg, Ventral view
File:Zographetus ogygia05 (8471559926).jpg, Larva
File:Zographetus ogygia09 (8470457489).jpg, Pupa
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Genus: ''
Caprona
''Abantis'' is an Afrotropical genus of skipper butterflies. They are also known as the paradise skippers. Their imago
In biology, the imago (Latin for "image") is the last stage an insect attains during its metamorphosis, its process of g ...
''
='' Caprona agama'' (spotted angle)
=
File:HorsfieldMoorCatalogueEastIndiaCompanyLepidopteraPlateVII.jpg, Illustration
File:SPOTTED ANGLE (Caprona agama) Golden form (?) 2011 04 07 Ezhut hukallu Nilambur malappuram Distric (7780385896) (cropped).jpg, Dorsal view (DSF)
File:Spotted angle from Savandurga IMG 0045.jpg, Dorsal view (WSF)
File:Spotted angle from Savandurga IMG 0013.jpg, Ventral view (WSF)
='' Caprona alida'' (Alida angle)
=
File:JournalBombayNHS1891PlateG Caprona Alida.jpg, Illustration
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Caprona ransonnetii
''Abaratha ransonnetii'', commonly known as the golden angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder in 1868.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are reconised:
* ''Abaratha ranson ...
'' (golden angle)=
File:Golden angle (Caprona ransonnetii potifera).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Flora and Fauna Savandurga Karnataka (12).jpg, Ventral view
File:Caprona ransonnettii caterpillar.jpg, Larva
Genus: ''
Celaenorrhinus
''Celaenorrhinus'' is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They belong to the spread-win ...
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Celaenorrhinus ambareesa
''Celaenorrhinus ambareesa'',Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae Retrieved April 19, 2018. commonly known as the Malabar spotted flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in India.
Range
The butter ...
'' (Malabar spotted flat)=
File:Malabar Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus ambareesa UP by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN5658 (26).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Malabar Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus ambareesa UN by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN5658 (27).jpg, Ventral view
File:Celaenorrhinus ambareesa by Balakrishnan Valappil (6069060641).jpg, Larva
File:Celaenorrhinus ambareesa by Balakrishnan Valappil (6069062275).jpg, Chrysalis
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Celaenorrhinus leucocera
''Celaenorrhinus leucocera'',Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genu commonly known as the common spotted flat, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is a common butterfly generally found in the wet fores ...
'' (common spotted flat)=
File:CelaenorrhinusLeucoceraMFM 759.jpg, Illustration
File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 15 Butterfly (2016.01.08).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 16 Butterfly (2016.01.08).jpg, Ventral view
File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 01 Egg.jpg, Egg
File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 03 Larva (2015.12.12).jpg, Larva
File:Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera) 12 Pupa (2016.01.07).jpg, Pupa
='' Celaenorrhinus putra'' (restricted spotted flat)
=
File:CelaenorrhinusLeucoceraMFM 759.jpg, Illustration
File:Celaenorrhinus putra - Restricted Spotted Flat 15.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Celaenorrhinus putra - Restricted Spotted Flat 16.jpg, Ventral view
='' Celaenorrhinus ruficornis fusca'' (Tamil spotted flat)
=
File:Tamil Spotted Flat Mhadei.jpg, Dorsal view
Genus: '' Coladenia''
='' Coladenia indrani'' (tricolour pied flat)
=
File:ColadeniaIndrani 773 1 Fitch.png, Illustration
File:Tricolored pied flat.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Coladenia indrani caterpillar.JPG, Larva
File:Coladenia indrani15.jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Gerosis
''Gerosis'' is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.There are six species found from China and Northeast India to Java and the Sula Archipelago east of Sulawesi.They are lowland (less than 650 metres) forest ( ...
''
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Gerosis bhagava
''Gerosis bhagava'', the common yellow-breast flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1865.
Distribution
It is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Myanmar ...
'' (common yellowbreast flat)=
File:DaimioBhagava 764 2.png, Illustration
File:Gerosis bhagava.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Gerosis Bhagava caterpillar 02.JPG, Larva
File:Gerosis Bhagava Pupa.JPG, Pupa
Genus: ''
Gomalia
''Gomalia'' is a genus of marbled skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously p ...
''
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Gomalia elma
''Gomalia'' is a monotypic genus of hesperiid butterfly. Retrieved April 20, 2018. ''Gomalia elma'', the marbled skipper or African marbled skipper, is found in Africa and parts of Asia.Markku Savela's website on LepidopterPage on genus ''Gomal ...
'' (African marbled skipper)=
File:African Mallow Skipper Gomalia elma (7960780474).jpg, Dorsal view
File:African Marbled Skipper1 (UP).JPG, Dorsal view
File:Gomalia elma elma (Hesperiidae- Pyrginae) (5215846566).jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Odontoptilum
''Abaratha'' is a genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9
Species
*'' Abaratha abbreviata'' (de Jong, 20 ...
''
='' Odontoptilum angulata'' (chestnut angle)
=
File:OdontoptilumAngulata 777 1 Knight.png, Illustration
File:Odontoptilum angulata.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Chestnut Angle 02 (3955201581).jpg, Dorsal view
File:Odontoptilum angulata Felder, 1862 – Chestnut Angle Life Cycle from Mukkali, near Silent Valley National Park (301).jpg, ventral view
Genus: ''
Pseudocoladenia
''Pseudocoladenia'' is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They ...
''
='' Pseudocoladenia dan'' (fulvous pied flat)
=
File:Pseudocoladenia dan-Thekkady-2016-12-03-001.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Pseudocoladenia dan Fabricius, 1787 – Fulvous Pied Flat - Life cycle at Peravoor. Hostplant Achyranthes aspera and Cyathula prostrata (27).jpg, Larva
File:Pseudocoladenia dan Fabricius, 1787 – Fulvous Pied Flat - Life cycle at Peravoor. Hostplant Achyranthes aspera and Cyathula prostrata (260).jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Sarangesa
''Sarangesa'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Most of the contained species are found in the Afrotropical realm
a few are Indomalayan
Species
*'' Sarangesa astrigera'' Butler, 1893
*'' Sarangesa aza'' Evans, 1951
*'' Saranges ...
''
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Sarangesa dasahara
''Sarangesa dasahara'', the common small flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in Indomalayan realm.
Description
The common small flat has a wingspan or around 30–35 mm. It is a dull black or brown butterfly wit ...
'' (common small flat)=
File:Sarangesa dasahara albicilia.JPG, Illustration
File:Sarangesa dasahara-Kadavoor-2016-04-02-001.jpg, Dorsal view
='' Sarangesa purendra'' (spotted small flat)
=
File:Sarangesa purendra - Spotted Small Flat 01.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Spotted small flat laying eggs on Lepidagathis keralensis at Madayipara.jpg, Spotted small flat laying eggs on '' Lepidagathis keralensis'' at Madayipara
Madayipara is a flat-topped hillock located in the Madayi, of Kannur district of Kerala state in the Southern India. It overlooks the town of Payangadi on the northern bank of Kuppam River.
It is popular being the site of the Madayi ...
Genus: '' Spialia''
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Spialia galba
''Spialia galba'', the Indian grizzled skipper, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.Markku Savela's website on LepidopterPage on genus ''Spialia'' ./ref>
Distribution and status
The butterfly ran ...
'' (Indian skipper)=
File:Spialia galba 01680.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Indian Skipper (Spialia galba) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0409.jpg, Ventral view
Genus: ''
Tagiades
''Tagiades'', commonly known as snow flats, is a genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies. It is the type genus of the tribe Tagiadini of the subfamily Pyrginae in the family Hesperiidae. It contains seventeen species; three of which are fou ...
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Tagiades gana
''Tagiades gana'', the immaculate snow flat, large snow flat or suffused snow flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in Indomalayan realm.
Description
In 1891, Edward Yerbury Watson gave a detailed description:
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File:Tagiadesgana2CRW 5505-24 (2).jpg, Museum specimen
File:Tagiades gana - Immaculate - Large - Suffused Snow Flat.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Tagiades gana-Silent Valley-2016-08-14-001.jpg, Ventral view
File:Tagiades gana 11.JPG, Larva
File:Tagiades gana 15.JPG, Pupa
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Tagiades japetus
''Tagiades japetus'', commonly known as the pied flat or the common snow flat, is a species of spread-winged skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is widely distributed, being found from India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, ...
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File:Common Snow flat -Wayanaad.jpg, Dorsal view
File:Common snow flat from Melagiri TN IMG 6818.jpg, Mating pair
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Tagiades litigiosa
''Tagiades litigiosa'', the water snow flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.
Description
The larvae feed on ''Dioscorea oppositifolia'', ''Dioscorea alata
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File:Tagiades litigiosa 04865.JPG, Dorsal view
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat - on Helicteres isora 13.JPG, Ventral view
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat - Signature cutting on Dioscorea leaf 3.JPG, Larva case
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat caterpillar 14.jpg, Larva
File:Tagiades litigiosa - Water Snow Flat pupa 02.jpg, Pupa
Genus: ''
Tapena
''Tapena'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae.
Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Tapena'' include:
*'' Tapena bornea'' Evans, 1941 - Malaysia
*'' Tapena minuscula'' Elwes and Edwards, 1897 - Myanmar
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Tapena thwaitesi
''Tapena thwaitesi'',Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera. Page on genu the black angle, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in Indomalayan realm.TOL web page ogenus ''Tapena thwaitesi''/ref> The species was desc ...
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File:YG Black Angle WSF Tapena thwaitesi.jpg, Dorsal view (wet-season form)
File:Black Angle Tapena thwaitesi DSF by Dr. Raju Kasambe (1).jpg, Dorsal view (dry-season form)
File:Tapena thwaitesi – Black Angle 01.jpg, Ventral view
File:Tapena thwaitesi – Black Angle 83.jpg, Larva
File:Tapena thwaitesi – Black Angle 15.jpg, Pupa
See also
* Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
* List of butterflies of India
The following is a list of the butterflies of India.
India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, i ...
* List of butterflies of the Western Ghats
This is a list of butterfly species found in the Western Ghats region. This region is a biodiversity hotspot and about 334 species of butterflies have been recorded.
* Papilionidae—swallowtail butterflies (19 species)
* Pieridae—yellow-white ...
* Fauna of India
India is the world's 8th most biodiverse region with a 0.46 BioD score on diversity index, 102,718 species of fauna and 23.39% of the nation's geographical area under forest and tree cover in 2020. India encompasses a wide range ...
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