''Polytremis'' is a mainly
Chinese
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genus of
grass skipper
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the Skipper (butterfly), skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Description and distribution
With ove ...
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 previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
.
Species
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Polytremis annama
''Polytremis'' is a mainly Geography of China, Chinese genus of Grass skippers, grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
* ''Polytremis annama'' Evans, 1937
* ''Polytremis caerulescens'' (Mabille, 1876) China (Tibet)
* ''Polytremis choui ...
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Evans, 1937
* ''
Polytremis caerulescens''
(Mabille, 1876) China (Tibet)
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Polytremis choui
''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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Huang, 1994 China (Fujian)
* ''
Polytremis discreta''
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
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Polytremis eltola
''Polytremis eltola'', the yellow spot swift, is a species of hesperiidae, skipper butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Description
Found in Darjeeling, Kumaon (Doherty); Cachar (Wood-Mason and de Niceville); Kangra, N.-W. Himalayas (Moor ...
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(Hewitson, 1869)
* ''
Polytremis flavinerva''
Chou & Zhou, 1994 China (Guangxi)
* ''
Polytremis gigantea''
Tsukiyama, Chiba & Fujioka, 1997 China (Sichuan)
* ''
Polytremis gotama''
Sugiyama, 1999 China (northwest Yunnan)
* ''
Polytremis kiraizana''
(Sonan, 1938)
* ''
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, ...
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(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
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Polytremis matsuii
''Polytremis'' is a mainly Geography of China, Chinese genus of Grass skippers, grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
* ''Polytremis annama'' Evans, 1937
* ''Polytremis caerulescens'' (Mabille, 1876) China (Tibet)
* ''Polytremis choui ...
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Sugiyama, 1999 China (Dujiangyan)
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Polytremis mencia
''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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(Moore, 1877) China (Shanghai)
* ''
Polytremis micropunctata''
Huang, 2003 China (northwest Yunnan)
* ''
Polytremis minuta''
(Evans, 1926)
* ''
Polytremis nascens''
(Leech, 1893) China (Chia-kou-ho; Omei-Shan)
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Polytremis pellucida
''Polytremis pellucida'' is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Subspecies
* ''Polytremis pellucida pellucida'' - Japan, Russia: Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin
* ''Polytremis pellucida quanta'' Evans, 1949 - China: Guniujiang, Anhui
* ''Pol ...
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(Murray, 1875)
* ''
Polytremis suprema
''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)
* ' ...
''
Sugiyama, 1999
* ''
Polytremis theca
''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)
* ' ...
''
(Evans, 1937) China (Sichuan, Shaanxi, Fujian, Anhui, Yunnan)
* ''
Polytremis zina
''Polytremis zina'' is a diurnal species of Lepidoptera belonging to the genus ''Polytremis'' that can be found throughout east Asia.It was first described by William Harry Evans
Brigadier William Harry Evans Order of the Star of India, CSI ...
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(Evans, 1932) South China, East China, Ussuri
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Host plants
Species of the genus ''Polytremis'' feed on plants of the family Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...
. Host plants include the genera ''Microstegium
''Microstegium'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the sorghum tribe within the grass family. Browntop is a common name.
; Species
; formerly included
see ''Ischaemum Schizachyrium
''Schizachyrium'' is a widespre ...
'', ''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 ...
'', ''Miscanthus
''Miscanthus'', or silvergrass, is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae.
; Species
* ''Miscanthus changii'' Y.N.Lee – Korea
* ''Miscanthus depauperatus'' Merr. – the Philippines
* ''Miscanthus ...
'', ''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 ocean ...
'', ''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 ...
'', ''Phragmites
''Phragmites'' () is a genus of four species of large perennial reed grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world.
Taxonomy
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, maintained by Kew Garden in London ...
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''.[Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni y L. M. Hernández (2010) ''HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants''. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts.]
References
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
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