''Actinor'' is a Himalayan genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
. It is
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
, being represented by the single species ''Actinor radians'', the veined dart.
[Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter]
Page on genus ''Actinor''.
/ref>[Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Actinor Watson 1893. Actinor radians (Moore 1878). Version 4 March 2007 (under construction)]
in The Tree of Life Web Project.
Description
Wingspan of 1.5 inches.
Distribution
The butterfly occurs from Chitral
Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before ...
to Kumaon in the Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...
up to .
Status
It is not rare.
Cited references
See also
*Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
* List of butterflies of India (Hesperiinae)
*List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)
India has a rich biodiversity of butterflies, of which skippers are a well represented family. Of the seven subfamilies belonging to the family Hesperiidae, four are found in India, comprising a total of 223 species of 74 genera and these are lis ...
References
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* Tree of Life Web Projec
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Astictopterini
Butterflies of Asia
Monotypic butterfly genera
Butterflies described in 1878
Taxa named by Edward Yerbury Watson
Hesperiidae genera