''Caltoris'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies
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 ...
. Like several related genera, they are called "swifts".It is found in the
Indomalayan realm and the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea an ...
.
[ Seitz, A. (1912-1927). ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde''. 9.]
Species
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Caltoris aurociliata''
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) Sikkim, Assam
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Caltoris beraka''
(Plötz, 1885) Celebes
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Caltoris boisduvalii''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 867 Papua
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Caltoris bromus''
(Leech, 1894) India, China, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Is., Borneo, Palawan, Philippines
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Caltoris brunnea''
(Snellen, 1876) Java, Myanmar
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Caltoris cahira'', colon swift,
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Caltoris cahira austeni
''Caltoris cahira austeni'', the Austen's swift, is a species of skipper butterfly found in Asia.
Description
It is found in the Khasi Hills, Sikkim and Cherrapunji
Cherrapunji () or Sohra is a subdivisional town (Proposed District) E ...
'', Austen's swift
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Caltoris canaraica
''Caltoris canaraica'', the Kanara swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.Markku Savela's website on LepidopterPage on genus ''Caltoris''./ref>
Distribution
This skipper is found in Southern India (Kerala, Karnataka Tamilnadu ...
'', Kanara swift
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Caltoris confusa''
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Caltoris cormasa
''Caltoris cormasa'', the full stop swift, is a species of skipper butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the sou ...
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(Hewitson, 1876) India to Malaya
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Caltoris kumara
''Caltoris kumara'', the blank swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Description
It is found in the India and Sri Lanka.
In India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is ...
'', blank swift
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Caltoris malaya
''Caltoris'' is a genus of skipper butterflies. Like several related genera, they are called "swifts".It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Seitz, A. (1912-1927). ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erd ...
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(Evans, 1926) Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Java
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Caltoris mehavagga''
(Fruhstorfer, 1911) Celebes, Sula, Buru
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Caltoris nirwana''
(Plötz, 1882) Java to West China
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Caltoris philippina
''Caltoris philippina'', the Philippine swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. Th ...
'', Philippine swift
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Caltoris plebeia''
(de Nicéville, 1887) tufted swift. Sikkim to Borneo
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Caltoris septentrionalis''
Koiwaiya, 1996
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Caltoris sirius''
(Evans, 1926) Tibet
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Caltoris tenuis''
(Evans, 1932) Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
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Caltoris tulsi''
(de Nicéville, 884
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Events
By place Europe
* March 1 – Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, count of Castile, founds and ...
purple swift. India to Malaya, South China, Java
The larvae variously feed on
Poaceae,
Arecaceae:-''
Bambusa
''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft).
The ...
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Imperata
''Imperata'' is a small but widespread genus of tropical and subtropical grasses, commonly known as satintails.
Satintail grass species are perennial rhizomatous herbs with solid, erect stems and silky inflorescences. The best known species is ...
'', ''
Dendrocalamus
''Dendrocalamus'' is a tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.
'' Dendrocalamus giganteus'' is one of the tallest of bamboos, capable of reaching hei ...
'', ''
Sinarundinaria
''Chimonocalamus'' is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family. It is native to China, the eastern Himalayas, and northern Indochina. Some of the species are aromatic and grown as ornamental plants.
;Species
;Formerly included
see ''Chimo ...
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Oryza
''Oryza'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. It includes the major food crop rice (species ''Oryza sativa'' and ''Oryza glaberrima''). Members of the genus grow as tall, wetland grasses, growing to tall; the genus includes both annual a ...
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Saccharum
''Saccharum'' is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family.
The genus is widespread across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions in Africa, Eurasia, Australia, the Americas, and assorted ocea ...
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References
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Hesperiidae genera
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