Hesperiidae
Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)
Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)
Pseudoborbo bevani is a butterfly species described here from the male specimen, with recorded locations across South Asia.
Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)
Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) is a butterfly species with brown wings and distinct egg, larval, and pupal traits.
Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)
Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)
The great swift Pelopidas assamensis is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in parts of Singapore, with caterpillars feeding on bamboo.
Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
Pelopidas mathias is a species with detailed wing color and spot descriptions originally published by Edward Yerbury Watson in 1891.
Pelopidas agna (Moore)
Pelopidas agna (Moore)
Pelopidas agna is a skipper butterfly with distinct wing spot patterns that differ between wet and dry season forms.
Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Pelopidas conjuncta is a skipper species with distinct wing spot patterns that differ slightly between males and females.
Pelopidas lyelli (Rothschild, 1915)
Pelopidas lyelli (Rothschild, 1915)
Lyell's swift (Pelopidas lyelli) is a 30 mm wingspan Hesperiidae butterfly found across Australia and nearby Oceania.
Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)
Gegenes nostrodamus is a small butterfly found across parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and northwestern India.
Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
Gegenes pumilio, the pigmy skipper, is a small Hesperiidae butterfly distributed across parts of Eurasia and all of southern Africa.
Parnara naso bada (Moore, 1878)
Parnara naso bada (Moore, 1878)
Parnara naso bada is a subspecies of skipper butterfly found on three western Indian Ocean islands.
Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Parnara guttatus, the common straight swift, is a 40 mm wingspan Hesperiidae butterfly found across parts of East and Southeast Asia.
Parnara ganga Evans, 1937
Parnara ganga Evans, 1937
Parnara ganga, the continental swift, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia including Vietnam.
Parnara amalia (Semper, 1879)
Parnara amalia (Semper, 1879)
Parnara amalia, the hyaline/orange swift, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in New Guinea and northern Australia.
Parnara naso monasi (Trimen, 1889)
Parnara naso monasi (Trimen, 1889)
Parnara naso, the African straight swift, is a Hesperiidae skipper butterfly found in Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion.
Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)
Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)
Borbo cinnara is a skipper species with distinct wing markings whose larvae feed on multiple grasses.
Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
Borbo borbonica (Boisduval, 1833)
Borbo borbonica is a Hesperiidae butterfly found across parts of the Mediterranean, Africa, and western Indian Ocean islands.
Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855)
Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855)
Borbo lugens is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in Africa, with larvae feeding on various grass species.
Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Polytremis lubricans is a skipper butterfly; this text reproduces Frederic Moore's 1878 detailed description of its male form.
Polytremis pellucida (Murray, 1875)
Polytremis pellucida (Murray, 1875)
Polytremis pellucida is a brown-spotted skipper species found across eastern Asia in two biogeographic realms.
Polytremis eltola (Hewitson, 1869)
Polytremis eltola (Hewitson, 1869)
Polytremis eltola is a brown-spotted skipper butterfly found in parts of the Himalayas and the Malay Peninsula.
Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878)
Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878)
Caltoris kumara is a skipper species found in India and Sri Lanka, with males differing from females in wing spot patterning.
Caltoris cahira (Moore, 1877)
Caltoris cahira (Moore, 1877)
Caltoris cahira is a skipper butterfly species first described in 1877, found in the Andaman Islands with a subspecies in northeast India.
Caltoris cormasa (Hewitson, 1876)
Caltoris cormasa (Hewitson, 1876)
The full stop swift (Caltoris cormasa) is a skipper butterfly species found in the Indomalayan realm from India to Malaya.
Baoris farri (Moore, 1878)
Baoris farri (Moore, 1878)
Baoris farri is a lepidopteran species with described wing markings, whose larvae feed on several bamboo and reed species.
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