''Thoressa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 ...

erected by

Charles Swinhoe Colonel Charles Swinhoe (27 August 1838, in CalcuttaAlthough many published sources give 1836, the India Office Records note it as 1838 (), the other year being that of his brother Robert. – 2 December 1923) was an English naturalist and lepi ...

in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

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with many species endemic to China. Species include: * ''

Thoressa aina ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1889) Sikkim * ''

Thoressa astigmata ''Thoressa astigmata'', the southern spotted ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and is found in the states of Keral ...

'' (C. Swinhoe, 1890) southern spotted ace or unbranded ace * ''

Thoressa baileyi ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (South, 1913) China * ''

Thoressa blanchardii ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Mabille, 1876) China * ''

Thoressa bivitta ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Oberthür, 1886) China * ''

Thoressa cerata ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. ...

'' (Hewitson, 1876) Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos * ''

Thoressa cuneomaculata ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Murayama, 1995) China * ''

Thoressa decorata ''Thoressa decorata'', the decorated ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was first described by Frederic Moore in 1881 and is endemic to Sri Lanka in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight ...

'' (Moore, 1881) decorated ace Thoressa decorata

* ''

Thoressa evershedi ''Thoressa evershedi'', the Evershed's ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. W. H. Evans described it from Palni Hills in 1910 and named it after Evershed as he was the first person to collect it. Description Range The but ...

'' (Evans, 1910) Evershed's ace * ''

Thoressa fusca ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Elwes,

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Northeast India, Myanmar, China, Indochina * ''

Thoressa gupta ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' de Nicéville, 1886 Sikkim, China * ''

Thoressa hishikawai ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Yoshino, 2003) China * ''

Thoressa honorei ''Thoressa honorei'', commonly known as the Madras ace, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in south India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern par ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1887) Madras ace * ''

Thoressa horishama ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Matsumura, 1910) Formosa * ''

Thoressa horishana ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Matsumura) sic Formosa * ''

Thoressa hyrie ''Thoressa hyrie'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1891. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of Sou ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1891) * ''

Thoressa justini ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' Inoue, 1969 Philippines * ''

Thoressa latris ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Leech, 1894) China * ''

Thoressa kuata ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Evans, 1940) China * ''

Thoressa luanchuanensis ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Wang & Niu, 2002) China * ''

Thoressa masoni '' Thoressa masoni'', or Mason's ace is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across ...

'' (Moore,

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* ''

Thoressa monastyrskyi ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' Devyatkin, 1996 Vietnam * ''

Thoressa masuriensis ''Thoressa masuriensis'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1878. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Himalayas, Indochina). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiin ...

'' (Moore, 1878) * ''

Thoressa nanshaona ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' Murayama, 1995 China * ''

Thoressa panda ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Evans, 1937) Naga Hills * '' Thoressa pandita'' (de Nicéville, 1885) * ''

Thoressa pedla ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Evans, 1956) China * '' Thoressa serena'' (Evans, 1937) China * ''

Thoressa similissima ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' Devyatkin, 2002 Vietnam * ''

Thoressa sitala ''Thoressa sitala'', the Tamil ace or Sitala ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in south India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1885) Tamil ace or Sitala ace * '' Thoressa submacula'' (Leech, 1890) China, Vietnam * ''

Thoressa thandaunga ''Thoressa'' is a genus of Hesperiidae, skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is Endemism, endemic to Southeast Asia with many species ...

'' (Evans, 1926) Karen Hills * ''

Thoressa varia ''Thoressa varia'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the islands of eastern Asia, including the Sakhalin Islands and Kuril Islands, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and north-eastern China. Its Japanese common name ''kochabane ...

'' (Murray, 1875) * ''

Thoressa viridis ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Huang, 2003) China * ''

Thoressa xiaoqingae ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' Huang & Zhan, 2004 China * ''

Thoressa zinnia ''Thoressa'' is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China. Spe ...

'' (Evans, 1939) China

Biology

The larvae feed on

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including ''

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References

* Taxonomy, distribution

External links

* Hesperiidae genera {{Hesperiinae-stub