Hesperiidae
Potanthus serina (Plötz, 1883)
Potanthus serina (Plötz, 1883)
Potanthus serina, the large dart, is the largest Potanthus butterfly, found in Southeast Asian grassy and mangrove habitats.
Sabera caesina (Hewitson, 1866)
Sabera caesina (Hewitson, 1866)
Sabera caesina is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in parts of Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia, with a ~30 mm wingspan.
Sabera dobboe (Plötz, 1885)
Sabera dobboe (Plötz, 1885)
Sabera dobboe is a 30 mm wingspan hesperiid butterfly found in parts of Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Arrhenes marnas (Felder, 1860)
Arrhenes marnas (Felder, 1860)
Arrhenes marnas, the affinis skipper or swamp darter, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Queensland to Papua, whose larvae feed on Leesia hexandra.
Arrhenes dschilus (Plötz, 1885)
Arrhenes dschilus (Plötz, 1885)
Arrhenes dschilus is a 30mm-wingspan Hesperiidae butterfly found in New Guinea and Queensland.
Notocrypta waigensis (Plötz, 1882)
Notocrypta waigensis (Plötz, 1882)
The banded demon (Notocrypta waigensis) is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in parts of Oceania, with larvae that feed on Zingiberaceae plants.
Notocrypta paralysos (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)
Notocrypta paralysos (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)
Notocrypta paralysos is a skipper species similar to N. feisthamelii with distinct small white spot and facial markings.
Notocrypta curvifascia (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862)
Notocrypta curvifascia (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862)
Notocrypta curvifascia, the restricted demon, is a small hesperiid butterfly found across East Asia, Indonesia, and the Indian subcontinent.
Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)
Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)
Notocrypta feisthamelii, the spotted demon, is an Indomalayan hesperiid butterfly with multiple named subspecies.
Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, 1824)
Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, 1824)
Ancistroides nigrita is a species with uniformly dark to olive-brown wings, sometimes with paler marginal underside areas.
Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)
Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)
This is a detailed morphological description of male and female Suastus gremius, covering wing patterns and body coloration.
Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)
Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)
Erionota thrax is a species with chocolate-brown upper wings and distinct markings on both the forewings and hindwings.
Erionota torus Evans, 1941
Erionota torus Evans, 1941
Erionota torus (the banana skipper) is a Hesperiidae butterfly found across South and East Asia, that feeds on banana and palm plants.
Matapa aria (Moore, 1865)
Matapa aria (Moore, 1865)
Matapa aria is a species of butterfly whose larvae feed on three specific bamboo species.
Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775)
Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775)
Gangara thyrsis is a butterfly species found in India and Sri Lanka with dark brown wings and distinct yellow forewing spots.
Isoteinon lamprospilus C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862
Isoteinon lamprospilus C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862
Isoteinon lamprospilus is a skipper butterfly species of the family Hesperiidae found in China and Japan.
Eetion elia (Hewitson, 1866)
Eetion elia (Hewitson, 1866)
Eetion elia, the white-spot palmer, is a single-species genus Hesperiidae butterfly found in Southeast Asia.
Astictopterus jama C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860
Astictopterus jama C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860
Astictopterus jama (forest hopper/coon) is a Southeast Asian Hesperiidae butterfly whose larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis.
Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
Acleros mackenii (Trimen, 1868)
Acleros mackenii is a Hesperiidae butterfly found across Africa, with larvae feeding on specific plant genera.
Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857)
Platylesches moritili, the honey or common hopper, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in African savanna and riverine forest.
Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)
Zophopetes dysmephila, the palm-tree nightfighter, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in eastern and southern Africa that feeds on palm species as larvae.
Agathymus aryxna (Dyar, 1905)
Agathymus aryxna (Dyar, 1905)
The Arizona giant skipper (Agathymus aryxna) is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in Central and North America, with Hodges number 4132.
Agathymus evansi (Freeman, 1950)
Agathymus evansi (Freeman, 1950)
Agathymus evansi (huachuca giant-skipper) is a Hesperiidae giant skipper found in Central and North America.
Agathymus polingi (Skinner, 1905)
Agathymus polingi (Skinner, 1905)
Agathymus polingi, or Poling's giant skipper, is a giant skipper butterfly species found in Central and North America.
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