Biology:List of butterflies of India (Hesperiinae)

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This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Hesperiinae of the family Hesperiidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) which itself is part of the complete list of butterflies of India. A total of 133 species of 48 genera belonging to this subfamily are found in India.

Checklist

Actinor - veined dart

  • Veined dart, Actinor radians (Moore, 1878)[1]

Aeromachus - scrub hoppers

Ampittia - bush hopper

Ancistroides - chocolate demon

Chocolate demon

Arnetta - bobs

Vindhyan bob

Astictopterus - forest hopper

Baoris - swifts

Baracus - hedge-hopper

  • Hampson's hedge-hopper, Baracus vittatus (Felder, 1862)[8]
  • Hampson's hedge-hopper, Baracus hampsoni Elwes & Edwards 1897[8][9]

Borbo - swift

Caltoris - swifts

Cephrenes - palm darts

Creteus - nonsuch palmer

  • Nonsuch palmer, Creteus cyrina Hewitson, 1876[12]

Cuphita - wax dart

  • Wax dart, Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877)[13]

Erionota - redeyes

Gangara - giant redeyes

Giant redeye

Gegenes - dingy swift

Halpe - aces

Indian ace

Hyarotis - flitters

  • Tree flitter, Hyarotis adrastus (Stoll, 1780)[19]
  • Brush flitter, Hyarotis microsticta (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)[19]
  • Coorg bruss flitter, Hyarotis coorga Evans 1949

Iambrix - chestnut bob

Chestnut bob

Iton - common wight

Koruthaialos - velvet bobs

  • Narrow-banded velvet bob, Koruthaialos rubecula (Plötz, 1882)[22]
  • Bright red velvet bob, Koruthaialos sindu (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)[22]
  • Dark velvet bob, Koruthaialos butleri (de Nicéville, 1884)[22]

Matapa - redeyes

Common redeye

Notocrypta - demons

Restricted demon

Ochlodes - darters

Ochus - tiger hopper

Oriens - dartlets

Common dartlet

Parnara - swifts

  • Straight swift, Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, [1852])[29]

Pelopidas - dark branded swift

  • Great swift, Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)[30]
  • Conjoined swift, Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)[30]
  • Chinese swift or large branded swift, Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877)[30]
  • Bengal swift, Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866)[30]
  • Large branded swift, Pelopidas subochracea (Moore, 1878)[30]
  • Dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)[30]
  • Millet skipper or white branded swift, Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)

Pithauria - straw aces

Plastingia - spotted lancers

Polytremis - swifts

Potanthus - darts

  • Indian dart or common dart, Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)[34]
  • Himalayan dart, Potanthus dara (Kollar, 1844)[34]
  • Palni dart, Potanthus palnia (Evans, 1914)[34]
  • Pallied dart, Potanthus pallidus (Evans, 1932)[34]
  • Branded dart, Potanthus rectifasciata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[34]
  • Detached dart, Potanthus trachala (Mabille, 1878)[34]
  • Burmese dart, Potanthus juno (Evans, 1932)[34]
  • Confucian/Chinese dart, Potanthus confucius (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)[34]
  • Sikkim dart, Potanthus mara Evans, 1932[34]

Pseudoborbo - swift

  • Beavan's swift, Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)[35]

Psolos - coons

Coon

Pudicitia - spotted redeyes

  • Spotted redeye, Pudicitia pholus (de Nicéville, 1889)[37]

Quedara - dubious flitter

  • Dubious flitter, Quedara monteithi (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)[38]
  • Yellow-base flitter / golden tree flitter, Quedara basiflava (de Nicéville, 1888)[38]

Salanoemia

  • Spotted yellow lancer, Salanoemia noemi (de Nicéville, 1885)[39]
  • Maculate lancer, Salanoemia sala (Hewitson, 1866)[39]

Scobura - forest bob

  • Forest bob, Scobura cephala (Hewitson, 1876)[40]
  • Malay forest bob, Scobura phiditia (Hewitson, [1866])[40]
  • Forest bob, Scobura isota (C. Swinhoe, 1893)[40]
  • Large forest bob, Scobura cephaloides (de Nicéville, 1889)[40]

Sebastonyma

  • Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868)[41]

Sovia - bicolour ace

  • Bicolour ace, Sovia hyrtacus (de Nicéville, 1897)[42]
  • Chequered ace, Sovia separata (Moore, 1882)[42]
  • Graham's ace, Sovia grahami (Evans, 1926)[42]

Stimula

  • Watson's demon, Stimula swinhoei (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[43]

Suada - grass bob

Suastus - palm bobs

Taractrocera - grass darts

Telicota - palm darts

Thoressa - spotted aces

Udaspes - grass demon

Grass demon

Zela

  • Zela zeus de Nicéville, 1895[52]

Zographetus - flitters

  • Purple and gold flitter, Zographetus satwa (de Nicéville, 1884)[53]
  • Purple spotted flitter, Zographetus ogygia (Hewitson, 1866)[53]

See also

Cited references

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Savela, Markku (February 11, 2019). "Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1890". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/aeromachus/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  3. Savela, Markku (December 23, 2018). "Ampittia dioscorides (Fabricius, 1793)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/ampittia/#dioscorides. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
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  8. 8.0 8.1 Savela, Markku (September 26, 2016). "Baracus vittatus (Felder, 1862)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/baracus/#vittatus. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  9. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Baracus vittatus ssp. hampsoni". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=181316. 
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  12. Savela, Markku (June 5, 2010). "Creteus cyrina (Hewitson, 1876)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/creteus/#cyrina. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  13. Savela, Markku (January 2, 2017). "Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/cupitha/#purreea. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Savela, Markku (October 20, 2014). "Erionota Mabille, 1878". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/erionota/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  15. ZipcodeZoo.com Page for Erionota torus
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  17. 17.0 17.1 Savela, Markku (February 11, 2019). "Gegenes Hübner, [1819"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/gegenes/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  18. 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 Savela, Markku (December 23, 2018). "Halpe Moore, 1878". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/halpe/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  19. 19.0 19.1 Savela, Markku (October 20, 2014). "Hyarotis Moore, [1881"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/hyarotis/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
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  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 Savela, Markku (October 20, 2014). "Koruthaialos Watson, 1893". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/koruthaialos/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Savela, Markku (October 20, 2014). "Matapa Moore, [1881"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/matapa/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 Savela, Markku (December 25, 2018). "Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1889". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/notocrypta/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  25. 25.0 25.1 Savela, Markku (March 27, 2019). "Ochlodes Scudder, 1872". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/ochlodes/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  26. Savela, Markku (April 15, 2012). "Ochus subvittatus (Moore, 1878)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/ochus/#subvittatus. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 Savela, Markku (October 20, 2014). "Oriens Evans, 1932". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/oriens/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  28. Haribal, 1994: Mentions O. g. pseudolus (Mabille, 1883)
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  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 Savela, Markku (February 11, 2019). "Pelopidas Walker, 1870". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/pelopidas/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 Savela, Markku (October 20, 2014). "Pithauria Moore, 1878". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/pithauria/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  32. Savela, Markku (January 6, 2017). "Plastingia naga (de Nicéville, [1884)"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/plastingia/#naga. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 Savela, Markku (February 11, 2019). "Polytremis Mabille, 1904". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/polytremis/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 Savela, Markku (February 11, 2019). "Potanthus Scudder, 1872". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/potanthus/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  35. Savela, Markku (November 28, 2015). "Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/pseudoborbo/#bevani. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  36. Savela, Markku (October 5, 2014). "Psolos fuligo (Mabille, 1876)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/psolos/#fuligo. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  37. Savela, Markku (June 5, 2010). "Pudicitia pholus (de Nicéville, 1889)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/pudicitia/#pholus. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  38. 38.0 38.1 Savela, Markku (October 21, 2014). "Quedara Swinhoe, 1919". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/quedara/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  39. 39.0 39.1 Savela, Markku (October 20, 2014). "Salanoemia Eliot in Corbet & Pendlebury, 1978". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/salanoemia/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 Savela, Markku (May 7, 2013). "Scobura Elwes & Edwards, 1897". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/scobura/. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  41. Savela, Markku (November 12, 2011). "Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/sebastonyma/#dolopia. Retrieved April 20, 2020. 
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 Savela, Markku (November 24, 2012). "Sovia Evans, 1949". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/sovia/. Retrieved April 21, 2020. 
  43. Savela, Markku (March 10, 2006). "Stimula swinhoei (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/stimula/#swinhoei. Retrieved April 21, 2020. 
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  52. Savela, Markku (August 27, 2017). "Zela zeus de Nicéville, 1895". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/zela/#zeus. Retrieved April 21, 2020. 
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