List of butterflies of India (Hesperiinae)
Common banded demon
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
- Veined scrub hopper, Aeromachus stigmata (Moore, 1878)[2]
- Dingy scrub hopper, Aeromachus dubius (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[2]
- Pygmy scrub hopper, Aeromachus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1775)[2]
- Grey scrub hopper, Aeromachus jhora (de Nicéville, 1885)[2]
- Blue-spotted scrub hopper, Aeromachus kali (de Nicéville, 1885)[2]
Ampittia - bush hopper
- Bush hopper, Ampittia dioscorides (Fabricius, 1793)[3]
Ancistroides - chocolate demon
Chocolate demon
- Chocolate demon, Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, 1824)[4]
Arnetta - bobs
Vindhyan bob
- Coorg forest hopper, Arnetta mercara (Evans, 1932)[5]
- Vindhyan bob, Arnetta vindhiana (Moore, 1883)[5]
- Atkinson's bob, Arnetta atkinsoni (Moore, 1878)[5]
Astictopterus - forest hopper
- Forest hopper, Astictopterus jama C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860[6]
Baoris - swifts
- Paintbrush swift, Baoris farri (Moore, 1878)[7]
- Swift, Baoris penicillata (Moore, 1878)[7]
- Figure-of-8 swift, Baoris pagana de Nicéville, 1887[7]
- Small paintbrush swift, Baoris unicolor Moore 1873[7]
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
- Rice swift, Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)[10]
Caltoris - swifts
- Blank swift, Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878)[11]
- Yellow-fringed swift, Caltoris aurociliata (Elwes and Edwards, 1897)[11]
- Colon swift, Caltoris cahira (Moore, 1877)[11]
- Austen's swift, Caltoris cahira austeni (Moore, 1883)[11]
- Full stop swift, Caltoris cormasa (Hewitson, 1876)[11]
- Purple swift, Caltoris tulsi (de Nicéville, 1884)[11]
- Philippine swift, Caltoris philippina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)[11]
- Tufted swift, Caltoris plebeia (de Nicéville, 1887)[11]
- Kanara swift, Caltoris canaraica (Moore, 1883)[11]
Cephrenes - palm darts
- Plain palm dart, Cephrenes acalle Hopffer, 1874
Creteus - Nonsuch Palmer
- Nonsuch Palmer, Creteus cyrina Hewitson, 1876[12]
Cuphita - wax dart
- Wax dart, Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877)[13]
Erionota - redeyes
- Palm redeye, Erionota hiraca (Moore, 1881)[14]
- Palm redeye, Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)[14]
- Banana skipper, Erionota torus Evans, 1941[14][15]
Gangara - giant redeyes
Giant redeye
- Giant redeye, Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775)[16]
- Banded redeye, Gangara lebadea (Hewitson, 1886)[16]
Gegenes - dingy swift
- Dingy swift, Gegenes nostradomus (Fabricius, 1793)[17]
- Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)[17]
Halpe - aces
Indian ace
- Ceylon ace, Halpe egena (Felder)[18]
- Indian ace, Halpe homolea (Hewitson, 1868)[18]
- Sikkim ace, Halpe sikkima Moore, 1882[18]
- Banded ace, Halpe zema (Hewitson, 1877)[18]
- Moore's ace, Halpe porus (Mabille, 1876)[18]
- Confusing ace, Halpe wantona Swinhoe, 1893[18]
- Halpe arcuata Evans, 1937[18]
- Halpe filda Evans, 1949[18]
- Halpe knyvetti Elwes & Edwards, 1897[18]
- Halpe kumara de Nicéville, 1885[18]
- Halpe scissa Cantlie, 1961[18]
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
- Chestnut bob, Iambrix salsala (Moore, 1866)[20]
Iton - common wight
- Common wight, Iton semamora (Moore, 1866)[21]
Koruthaialos - velvet bobs
Matapa - redeyes
Common redeye
- Common redeye, Matapa aria (Moore, 1866)[23]
- Fringed redeye, Matapa cresta Evans, 1949[23]
- Grey-brand redeye, Matapa druna (Moore, 1865)[23]
- Black-veined redeye, Matapa sasivarna (Moore, 1866)[23]
Notocrypta - demons
Restricted demon
- Restricted demon, Notocrypta curvifascia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)[24]
- Spotted demon, Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)[24]
- Common banded demon, Notocrypta paralysos (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)[24]
Ochlodes - darters
- Subhyaline darter, Ochlodes subhyalina (Bremer & Grey, 1853)[25]
- Assam darter, Ochlodes siva Moore, 1878[25]
Ochus - tiger hopper
Oriens - dartlets
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Common dartlet
- Tamil dartlet, Oriens concinna (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[27]
- Common dartlet, Oriens gola (Moore, 1881)[27]
- Common dartlet, Oriens goloides (Moore, 1881)[27][28]
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
- Dark straw ace, Pithauria murdava (Moore, 1866)[31]
- Banded straw ace, Pithauria marsena (Hewitson, 1866)[31]
- Light straw ace, Pithauria stramineipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887[31]
Plastingia - spotted lancers
- Silver spotted lancer, Plastingia naga (de Nicéville, 1884)[32]
Polytremis - swifts
- Contiguous swift, Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)[33]
- Yellow spot swift, Polytremis eltola (Hewitson, 1869)[33]
- Himalayan swift, Polytremis discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[33]
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 and 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
- Coon, Psolos fuligo (Mabille, 1876)[36]
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
Sebastonyma
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
Suada - grass bob
- Grass bob, Suada swerga (de Nicéville, 1883)
Suastus - palm bobs
- Indian palm bob, Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)[44]
- Small palm bob, Suastus minuta (Moore, 1877)[44]
Taractrocera - grass darts
- Tamil grass dart, Taractrocera ceramas (Hewitson, 1868)[45]
- Common grass dart, Taractrocera maevius (Fabricius, 1793)[45]
- Himalayan dark dart, Taractrocera danna (Moore, 1865)[45]
Telicota - palm darts
- Common palm dart, Telicota colon (Fabricius, 1775)[46]
- Pale palm dart, Telicota augias (Linnaeus, 1763)[46]
- Linna palm dart, Telicota linna Evans, 1949[46]
- Dark palm dart, Telicota bambusae (Moore, 1878)[46]
- Dark palm dart, Telicota pythias Mabille[46]
Thoressa - spotted aces
- Thoressa aina (de Nicéville, 1890)[47]
- Thoressa cerata (Hewitson, 1876)[47]
- Thoressa fusca (Elwes, [1893])[47]
- Thoressa gupta (de Nicéville, 1886)[47]
- Madras ace, Thoressa honorei (de Nicéville, 1887)[18]
- Thoressa hyrie (de Nicéville, 1891)[47]
- Thoressa masuriensis (Moore, 1878)[47]
- Thoressa pandita (de Nicéville, 1885)[47]
- Southern spotted ace or unbranded ace, Thoressa astigmata (Swinhoe, 1890)[48]
- Evershed's ace, Thoressa evershedi (Evans, 1910)[49]
- Tamil ace or Sitala ace, Thoressa sitala (de Nicéville, 1885)[50]
Udaspes - grass demon
Grass demon
- Grass demon, Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775)[51]
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
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Actinor.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Aeromachus.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Ampittia.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Ancistroides. Archived 2007-12-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Arnetta.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Astictopterus.
- 1 2 3 4 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Baoris.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Baracus.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Baracus vittatus ssp. hampsoni". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera on Borbo.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Caltoris.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Creteus.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Cupitha.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Erionota.
- ↑ ZipcodeZoo.com Page for Erionota torus Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Gangara.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Gegenes.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Halpe.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Hyarotis.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Iambrix.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Iton.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Koruthaislos.
- 1 2 3 4 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Matapa.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Notocrypta.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Ochlodes.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Ochus.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Oriens.
- ↑ Haribal, 1994: Mentions O. g. pseudolus (Mabille, 1883)
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Parnara.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Pelopidas.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Pithauria.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Plastingia.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Polytremis.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Potanthus.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Pseudoborbo.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Psolos.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Pudicitia.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Quedara.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Salanoemia.
- 1 2 3 4 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera on Scobura.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Sebastonyma .
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Sovia.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera on Stimula.
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Suastus.
- 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Taractrocera.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Telicota.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Thoressa.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoressa astigmata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoressa evershedi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoressa sitala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Udaspes.
- ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Zela .
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Zographetus.
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gay, Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac David; Punetha, Jagdish Chandra (1992). Common Butterflies of India. Nature Guides. Bombay, India: World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195631647.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press. ISBN 978-8173713545.
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Online
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
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