Erionotini
The Erionotini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies 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 comprises t .... Genera References * , 1996: The ''Pteroteinon'' caenira-complex of African skippers, with the description of a new species (P. concaenira) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). ''Lambillionea'' 96(4): 616-622. * , 2000: Hesperiidae of Vietnam: 6. Two new species of the genera ''Suada'' de Nicéville, 1895 and ''Quedara'' Swinhoe, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). ''Atalanta'' 31 (1/2): 193-197. * , 2004: Taxonomic studies on Oriental Hesperiidae, 1. A revision of the ''Scobura coniata'' Hering, 1918-group. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). ''Atalanta'' 35 (1-2): 57-66. * , 2007: Hesperiidae of Vietnam, 16. A new species and a new record of the Hesperiidae from Ce ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Acada
''Acada'' is an Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ... genus of skippers. Species *'' Acada annulifer'' (Holland, 1292) *'' Acada biseriata'' (Mabille, 1393) References External links Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database 3f64/mode/1up Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 77 s Erionotini [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Acerbas (skipper)
''Acerbas'' is an Indomalayan genus of skipper butterflies. Species Species in ''Acerbas'' are: * ''Acerbas anthea'' (Hewitson, 1868) (Burma to Malaya, Java, Cambodia, Luzon) * '' Acerbas azona'' (Hewitson, 1866) (Celebes) * ''Acerbas duris'' (Mabille, 1883) (Philippines) * ''Acerbas latefascia'' de Jong, 1982 (Celebes) * ''Acerbas martini'' (Distant & Pryer, 1887) (Philippines) * ''Acerbas nitidifasciata'' Elwes & Edwards, 1897 * '' Acerbas selta'' Evans, 1949 (Borneo) * '' Acerbas suttoni'' Russel, 1984 (Celebes) Biology ''Acerbas anthea'' larvae feed on ''Calamus Calamus may refer to: Botany and zoology * ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae * ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms * Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill * '' Acorus calamus'', the swe ...''.Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural Hist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chondrolepis
''Chondrolepis'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name ''Chondrolepis'' (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: ''chondros'' (meaning "thick") and ' (meaning "scale Scale or scales may refer to: Mathematics * Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points * Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original * Scale factor, a number ..."). Species *'' Chondrolepis cynthia'' Evans, 1936 *'' Chondrolepis ducarmei'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 *'' Chondrolepis leggei'' (Heron, 1909) *'' Chondrolepis nero'' Evans, 1937 *'' Chondrolepis niveicornis'' (Plötz, 1883) *'' Chondrolepis obscurior'' de Jong, 1986 *'' Chondrolepis similis'' de Jong, 1986 *'' Chondrolepis telisignata'' (Butler, 1896) *'' Chondrolepis uluguru'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 References External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alera
''Alera'' is a Neotropical genus of skippers in 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 .... Species *'' Alera furcata'' Mabille, 1891 Brazil *'' Alera haworthiana'' (Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil *'' Alera manu'' Mielke & Casagrande, 2004 Peru, Brazil *'' Alera metallica'' (Riley, 1921) Brazil *'' Alera romeroi'' Mielke & Casagrande, 2004 Venezuela *'' Alera vulpina'' (C. & R. Felder, 1867) Colombia References External links Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Erionotini Hesperiidae of South America Hesperiidae genera {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gamia
''Gamia'' is a genus of skippers in 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 .... Species *'' Gamia abri'' Miller & Collins, 1997 *'' Gamia buchholzi'' (Plötz, 1879) *'' Gamia shelleyi'' (Sharpe, 1890) References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80 External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Erionotini Hesperiidae genera {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fresna
''Fresna'' is a genus of skippers in 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 .... They are commonly known as Acraea skippers. Species *'' Fresna carlo'' Evans, 1937 *'' Fresna cojo'' (Karsch, 1893) *'' Fresna jacquelinae'' Collins & Larsen, 2003 *'' Fresna maesseni'' Miller, 1971 *'' Fresna netopha'' (Hewitson, 1878) *'' Fresna nyassae'' (Hewitson, 1878) References External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 78 [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Acleros
''Acleros'' is an Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ... genus of skippers. Species *'' Acleros bibundica'' Strand, 1913 *'' Acleros leucopyga'' (Mabille, 1877) *'' Acleros mackenii'' (Trimen, 1868) *'' Acleros neavei'' Evans, 1937 *'' Acleros nigrapex'' Strand, 1913 *'' Acleros ploetzi'' Mabille, 1889 *'' Acleros sparsum'' Druce, 1909 ''Acleros bala'' described by Berger from Ghana is a manuscript name. ReferencesNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database External links Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cupitha
''Cupitha purreea'', commonly known as the wax dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and only species of the genus ''Cupitha''. Distribution It is found from southern India and Sikkim to Burma, southern Yunnan, the Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Java, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Description Biology Larvae are known to fed on '' Quisqualis indica'', ''Terminalia paniculata'', ''Terminalia bellirica'', '' Combretum ovalifolium'' and ''Ehretia ''Ehretia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770). Species Accepted species and other nota ...''.Vane-Wright, R.I, & de Jong, R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 343, 3–267 https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220217/ page 67 References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apostictopterus
''Apostictopterus'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, ''Apostictopterus fuliginosus'', which is found in India (Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...) and West China. Subspecies *''Apostictopterus fuliginosus fuliginosus'' *''Apostictopterus fuliginosus curiosa'' (Swinhoe, 1917) (Assam) References External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Erionotini Butterflies of Indochina Monotypic butterfly genera Hesperiidae genera Butterflies described in 1893 {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andronymus
''Andronymus'' is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *''Andronymus bjornstadi'' Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 *''Andronymus caesar'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Andronymus evander'' (Mabille, 1890) *''Andronymus fenestrella'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''Andronymus fontainei'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 *''Andronymus gander'' Evans, 1947 *''Andronymus helles'' Evans, 1937 *''Andronymus hero'' Evans, 1937 *''Andronymus marcus'' Usher, 1980 *''Andronymus marina'' Evans, 1937 *''Andronymus neander ''Andronymus neander'', the common dart or nomad dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of moist woodland, forest margins and riparian vegetation, from sea level up to altitudes of 2,4 ...'' (Plötz, 1884) References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database External linksat Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Erionota
''Erionota'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm Species *''Erionota acroleuca'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam *''Erionota grandis'' (Leech, 1890) West China *''Erionota harmachis'' (Hewitson, 1878) Sumatra *''Erionota hiraca'' (Moore, 1881) Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, North Vietnam, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Nias, Batoe, Sipora, Java, Bali, Lombok and (''E. h. sakita'' (Ribbe, 1889)) Sulawesi, Bangka, Banggai, Sula Island *''Erionota hislopi'' Evans, 1956 *''Erionota surprisa'' de Jong & Treadaway, 1993 Leyte (Philippines) *''Erionota sybirita'' (Hewitson, 1876) *''Erionota thrax'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''Erionota tribus'' Evans, 1941 Celebes *''Erionota torus'' Evans, 1941 Biology The larvae feed on Gramineae, Palmae and Musaceae Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agathymus
''Agathymus'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They occur in the North American deserts. The genus was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1959. The larvae bore into the stems of agave plants. These butterflies have been treated as members of the disputed skipper subfamily Megathyminae, but are also considered sufficiently distinct to be in their own family, Megathymidae, along with the genera '' Megathymus'' and '' Stallingsia''. Species *species group unknown **'' Agathymus alliae'' (Stallings & Turner, 1957) **''Agathymus aryxna'' (Dyar, 1905) **'' Agathymus belli'' (Freeman, 1955) **'' Agathymus carlsbadensis'' (Stallings & Turner, 1957) **''Agathymus comstocki'' (Harbison, 1957) **'' Agathymus dawsoni'' Harbison, 1963 **'' Agathymus diabloensis'' Freeman, 1962 **'' Agathymus escalantei'' Stallings, Turner & Stallings, 1966 **''Agathymus estelleae'' (Stallings & Turner, 1958) **''Agathymus evansi'' (Freeman, 1950) **'' Agathymus fieldi'' Freeman, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |