''Gegenes nostrodamus'', commonly known as the dingy swift, light pygmy skipper,Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
/ref> Mediterranean skipper or veloz de las rieras, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group compris ...

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. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It is found from the

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, through

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and

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. The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in multiple generations. GegenesNostradamus 835 1 Fitch

The larvae feed on various grasses, including

Gramineae 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 and ...

, ''

Aeluropus ''Aeluropus'' is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions. ; Species * '' Aeluropus badghyzii'' Tzvelev - Turkmenistan * '' Aeluropus laciniatus'' Khodash. - Iran * '' Aeluropus lagopoides ...

'' (in the

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) and '' Aerulopus'' and ''

Panicum ''Panicum'' (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growi ...

'' species.

Description

Recorded from Campbellpore, Kala Pani and Hurripur, N.-W. India,(Butler).

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