''Borbo'' is a

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skipper butterflies 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 ...

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Hesperiidae). They belong to the

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Baorini Baorini is a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. Genera * '' Baoris'' * '' Borbo'' * '' Brusa'' * '' Caltoris'' * '' Gegenes'' * ''Iton'' * '' Parnara'' * ''Pelopidas'' * '' Polytremis'' * ''Prusiana ''Prusiana'' is an ...

, and as such are among those skippers commonly known as swifts.

Species

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(and some

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) include: * ''

Borbo binga ''Borbo'' is a genus of skipper (butterfly), skipper butterflies (family (biology), family Hesperiidae). They belong to the tribe (biology), tribe Baorini, and as such are among those skippers commonly known as swifts. Species Species (and some ...

'' (Evans, 1937) * '' Borbo borbonica'' Boisduval, 1833 * ''

Borbo chagwa ''Borbo'' is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). They belong to the tribe Baorini, and as such are among those skippers commonly known as swifts. Species Species (and some subspecies) include: * ''Borbo binga'' (Evans, 1937) * ...

'' (Evans, 1937) * ''

Borbo cinnara ''Borbo cinnara'', commonly known as the rice swift, Formosan swift or rice leaf folder, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia. Description Larva ...

'' (Wallace, 1866) – rice swift, Formosan swift * '' Borbo detecta'' (Trimen, 1893) * '' Borbo fallax'' (Gaede, 1916) * '' Borbo fanta'' (Evans, 1937) * '' Borbo fatuellus'' (Hopffer, 1855) * ''

Borbo ferruginea ''Borbo ferruginea'', the ferruginous swift, ferrous swift or ferrous skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa, in South Africa and from Mozambique to Kenya. In South Africa it is restric ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1925) * ''

Borbo gemella ''Borbo gemella'', the twin swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-western Arabia. The habitat consists of frost-free savanna and forests. The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults a ...

'' (Mabille, 1884) * '' Borbo havei'' (Boisduval, 1833) * '' Borbo holtzii'' (Plötz, 1883) * ''

Borbo impar ''Borbo impar'', the yellow swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Northern Territory of Australia and Indonesia to the Solomons The wingspan is 30–40 mm. The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including ''Pa ...

'' (Mabille, 1883) ** ''Borbo impar impar'' ** ''Borbo impar lavinia'' (Waterhouse, 1932) ** ''Borbo impar tetragaphus'' (Mabille, 1891) * ''

Borbo kaka ''Borbo kaka'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda and western Kenya. References Butterflies described in 1938 kaka Kaka may refer to: People Nickname or given name Sports * Kaká (born 1982), Ricardo Izecson ...

'' (Evans, 1938) * ''

Borbo liana ''Borbo liana'', the Evans' scarce swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone. References Butterflies described in 1937 liana A liana is a long-Plant stem, stemmed Woody plant, woody vine that is ...

'' (Evans, 1937) * ''

Borbo lugens ''Borbo lugens'', the lesser horned swift or lesser horned skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Africa and South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy clearings in dense woodland and forests. The wingspan is ...

'' (Hopffer, 1855) * ''

Borbo micans ''Borbo micans'', the marsh swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. In South Africa it is restricted to the riverine and lowland forests of KwaZulu-Natal and swamp areas close to Manguzi Forest, the Pongol ...

'' (Holland, 1896) * ''

Borbo perobscura ''Borbo perobscura'', the small swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1912. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cam ...

'' (Druce, 1912) * ''

Borbo ratek ''Borbo'' is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). They belong to the tribe Baorini, and as such are among those skippers commonly known as swifts. Species Species (and some subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological cl ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) * ''

Borbo sirena ''Borbo sirena'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, south-western Tanzania and northern Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked cou ...

'' (Evans, 1937)

Species of unknown status

* ''Borbo philippina'' * ''Borbo toshieae'' Maruyama, 1991

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

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Hesperiinae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by William Harry Evans Taxa described in 1949 {{Hesperiinae-stub