List of butterflies of India (Hesperiinae) explained

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Hesperiinae of the family Hesperiidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) which itself is part of the complete list of butterflies of India. A total of 133 species of 48 genera belonging to this subfamily are found in India.

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Actinor – veined dart

• Veined dart, Actinor radians (Moore, 1878)^[1]

Aeromachus – scrub hoppers

• Veined scrub hopper, Aeromachus stigmata (Moore, 1878)^[2]
• Dingy scrub hopper, Aeromachus dubius (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)^[2]
• Pygmy scrub hopper, Aeromachus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1775)^[2]
• Grey scrub hopper, Aeromachus jhora (de Nicéville, 1885)^[2]
• Blue-spotted scrub hopper, Aeromachus kali (de Nicéville, 1885)^[2]

Ampittia – bush hopper

• Bush hopper, Ampittia dioscorides (Fabricius, 1793)^[3]

Ancistroides – chocolate demon

• Chocolate demon, Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, [1824])^[4]

Arnetta – bobs

• Coorg forest hopper, Arnetta mercara (Evans, 1932)^[5]
• Vindhyan bob, Arnetta vindhiana (Moore, 1883)^[5]
• Atkinson's bob, Arnetta atkinsoni (Moore, 1878)^[5]

Astictopterus – forest hopper

• Forest hopper, Astictopterus jama C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860^[6]

Baoris – swifts

• Paintbrush swift, Baoris farri (Moore, 1878)^[7]
• Swift, Baoris penicillata (Moore, 1878)^[7]
• Figure-of-8 swift, Baoris pagana de Nicéville, 1887^[7]
• Small paintbrush swift, Baoris unicolor Moore 1873^[7]

Baracus – hedge-hopper

• Hampson's hedge-hopper, Baracus vittatus (Felder, 1862)^[8]
• Hampson's hedge-hopper, Baracus hampsoni Elwes & Edwards 1897^[8]

Borbo – swift

• Rice swift, Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)^[9]

Caltoris – swifts

• Blank swift, Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878)^[10]
• Yellow-fringed swift, Caltoris aurociliata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)^[10]
• Colon swift, Caltoris cahira (Moore, 1877)^[10]
  • Austen's swift, Caltoris cahira austeni (Moore, 1883)^[10]
• Full stop swift, Caltoris cormasa (Hewitson, 1876)^[10]
• Purple swift, Caltoris tulsi (de Nicéville, 1884)^[10]
• Philippine swift, Caltoris philippina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)^[10]
• Tufted swift, Caltoris plebeia (de Nicéville, 1887)^[10]
• Kanara swift, Caltoris canaraica (Moore, 1883)^[10]

Cephrenes – palm darts

• Plain palm dart, Cephrenes acalle Hopffer, 1874

Creteus – nonsuch palmer

• Nonsuch palmer, Creteus cyrina Hewitson, 1876^[11]

Cuphita – wax dart

• Wax dart, Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877)^[12]

Erionota – redeyes

• Palm redeye, Erionota hiraca (Moore, 1881)^[13]
• Palm redeye, Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)^[13]
• Banana skipper, Erionota torus Evans, 1941^{[13] [14]}

Gangara – giant redeyes

• Giant redeye, Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775)^[15]
• Banded redeye, Gangara lebadea (Hewitson, 1886)^[15]

Gegenes – dingy swift

• Dingy swift, Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793)^[16]
• Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)^[16]

Halpe – aces

• Ceylon ace, Halpe egena (Felder)^[17]
• Indian ace, Halpe homolea (Hewitson, 1868)^[17]
• Sikkim ace, Halpe sikkima Moore, 1882^[17]
• Banded ace, Halpe zema (Hewitson, 1877)^[17]
• Moore's ace, Halpe porus (Mabille, 1876)^[17]
• Confusing ace, Halpe wantona C. Swinhoe, 1893^[17]
• Halpe arcuata Evans, 1937^[17]
• Halpe filda Evans, 1949^[17]
• Halpe knyvetti Elwes & Edwards, 1897^[17]
• Halpe kumara de Nicéville, 1885^[17]
• Halpe scissa Cantlie, 1961^[17]

Hyarotis – flitters

• Tree flitter, Hyarotis adrastus (Stoll, 1780)^[18]
• Brush flitter, Hyarotis microsticta (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)^[18]
• Coorg bruss flitter, Hyarotis coorga Evans 1949

Iambrix – chestnut bob

• Chestnut bob, Iambrix salsala (Moore, 1866)^[19]

Iton – common wight

• Common wight, Iton semamora (Moore, 1866)^[20]

Koruthaialos – velvet bobs

• Narrow-banded velvet bob, Koruthaialos rubecula (Plötz, 1882)^[21]
• Bright red velvet bob, Koruthaialos sindu (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)^[21]
• Dark velvet bob, Koruthaialos butleri (de Nicéville, 1884)^[21]

Matapa – redeyes

• Common redeye, Matapa aria (Moore, 1866)^[22]
• Fringed redeye, Matapa cresta Evans, 1949^[22]
• Grey-brand redeye, Matapa druna (Moore, 1865)^[22]
• Black-veined redeye, Matapa sasivarna (Moore, 1866)^[22]

Notocrypta – demons

• Restricted demon, Notocrypta curvifascia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)^[23]
• Spotted demon, Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)^[23]
• Common banded demon, Notocrypta paralysos (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)^[23]

Ochlodes – darters

• Subhyaline darter, Ochlodes subhyalina (Bremer & Grey, 1853)^[24]
• Assam darter, Ochlodes siva Moore, 1878^[24]

Ochus – tiger hopper

• Tiger hopper, Ochus subvittatus (Moore, 1878)^[25]

Oriens – dartlets

• Tamil dartlet, Oriens concinna (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)^[26]
• Common dartlet, Oriens gola (Moore, 1881)^[26]
• Common dartlet, Oriens goloides (Moore, 1881)^{[26] [27]}

Parnara – swifts

• Straight swift, Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, [1852])^[28]

Pelopidas – dark branded swift

• Great swift, Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)^[29]
• Conjoined swift, Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)^[29]
• Chinese swift or large branded swift, Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877)^[29]
• Bengal swift, Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866)^[29]
• Large branded swift, Pelopidas subochracea (Moore, 1878)^[29]
• Dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)^[29]
• Millet skipper or white branded swift, Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)

Pithauria – straw aces

• Dark straw ace, Pithauria murdava (Moore, 1866)^[30]
• Banded straw ace, Pithauria marsena (Hewitson, 1866)^[30]
• Light straw ace, Pithauria stramineipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887^[30]

Plastingia – spotted lancers

• Silver spotted lancer, Plastingia naga (de Nicéville, 1884)^[31]

Polytremis – swifts

• Contiguous swift, Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)^[32]
• Yellow spot swift, Polytremis eltola (Hewitson, 1869)^[32]
• Himalayan swift, Polytremis discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)^[32]

Potanthus – darts

• Indian dart or common dart, Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)^[33]
• Himalayan dart, Potanthus dara (Kollar, 1844)^[33]
• Palni dart, Potanthus palnia (Evans, 1914)^[33]
• Pallied dart, Potanthus pallidus (Evans, 1932)^[33]
• Branded dart, Potanthus rectifasciata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)^[33]
• Detached dart, Potanthus trachala (Mabille, 1878)^[33]
• Burmese dart, Potanthus juno (Evans, 1932)^[33]
• Confucian/Chinese dart, Potanthus confucius (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)^[33]
• Sikkim dart, Potanthus mara Evans, 1932^[33]

Pseudoborbo – swift

• Beavan's swift, Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)^[34]

Psolos – coons

• Coon, Psolos fuligo (Mabille, 1876)^[35]

Pudicitia – spotted redeyes

• Spotted redeye, Pudicitia pholus (de Nicéville, 1889)^[36]

Quedara – dubious flitter

• Dubious flitter, Quedara monteithi (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)^[37]
• Yellow-base flitter / golden tree flitter, Quedara basiflava (de Nicéville, 1888)^[37]

Salanoemia

• Spotted yellow lancer, Salanoemia noemi (de Nicéville, 1885)^[38]
• Maculate lancer, Salanoemia sala (Hewitson, 1866)^[38]

Scobura – forest bob

• Forest bob, Scobura cephala (Hewitson, 1876)^[39]
• Malay forest bob, Scobura phiditia (Hewitson, [1866])^[39]
• Forest bob, Scobura isota (C. Swinhoe, 1893)^[39]
• Large forest bob, Scobura cephaloides (de Nicéville, 1889)^[39]

Sebastonyma

• Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868)^[40]

Sovia – bicolour ace

• Bicolour ace, Sovia hyrtacus (de Nicéville, 1897)^[41]
• Chequered ace, Sovia separata (Moore, 1882)^[41]
• Graham's ace, Sovia grahami (Evans, 1926)^[41]

Stimula

• Watson's demon, Stimula swinhoei (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)^[42]

Suada – grass bob

• Grass bob, Suada swerga (de Nicéville, 1883)

Suastus – palm bobs

• Indian palm bob, Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)^[43]
• Small palm bob, Suastus minuta (Moore, 1877)^[43]

Taractrocera – grass darts

• Tamil grass dart, Taractrocera ceramas (Hewitson, 1868)^[44]
• Common grass dart, Taractrocera maevius (Fabricius, 1793)^[44]
• Himalayan dark dart, Taractrocera danna (Moore, 1865)^[44]

Telicota – palm darts

• Common palm dart, Telicota colon (Fabricius, 1775)^[45]
• Pale palm dart, Telicota augias (Linnaeus, 1763)^[45]
• Linna palm dart, Telicota linna Evans, 1949^[45]
• Dark palm dart, Telicota bambusae (Moore, 1878)^[45]
• Dark palm dart, Telicota pythias Mabille^[45]

Thoressa – spotted aces

• Thoressa aina (de Nicéville, 1890)^[46]
• Thoressa cerata (Hewitson, 1876)^[46]
• Thoressa fusca (Elwes, [1893])^[46]
• Thoressa gupta (de Nicéville, 1886)^[46]
• Madras ace, Thoressa honorei (de Nicéville, 1887)^[17]
• Thoressa hyrie (de Nicéville, 1891)^[46]
• Thoressa masuriensis (Moore, 1878)^[46]
• Thoressa pandita (de Nicéville, 1885)^[46]

• Southern spotted ace or unbranded ace, Thoressa astigmata (C. Swinhoe, 1890)
• Evershed's ace, Thoressa evershedi (Evans, 1910)
• Tamil ace or Sitala ace, Thoressa sitala (de Nicéville, 1885)

Udaspes – grass demon

• Grass demon, Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775)^[47]

Zela

• Zela zeus de Nicéville, 1895^[48]

Zographetus – flitters

• Purple and gold flitter, Zographetus satwa (de Nicéville, 1884)^[49]
• Purple spotted flitter, Zographetus ogygia (Hewitson, 1866)^[49]

See also

• Hesperiidae
• Hesperiinae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)

References

• Book: William Harry Evans

. Evans . W. H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932.

• Book: Gay . Thomas . Kehimkar . Isaac David . Punetha . Jagdish Chandra . Common Butterflies of India . Nature Guides . World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press . Bombay, India . 1992 . 978-0195631647.
• Book: Haribal, Meena . The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History . Gangtok, Sikkim, India . Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation . 1992.
• Book: Kunte, Krushnamegh . Butterflies of Peninsular India . India, A Lifescape . Hyderabad, India . Universities Press . 2000 . 978-8173713545.
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth

. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . April 17, 2011 . Actinor radians (Moore, 1878) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 11, 2019 . Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1890 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 23, 2018 . Ampittia dioscorides (Fabricius, 1793) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
4. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 21, 2014 . Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, [1824]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
5. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 28, 2015 . Arnetta Watson, 1893 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
6. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 27, 2015 . Astictopterus jama C. & R. Felder, 1860 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
7. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 28, 2015 . Baoris Moore, [1881] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
8. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 26, 2016 . Baracus vittatus (Felder, 1862) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
9. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 8, 2016 . Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
10. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 28, 2015 . Caltoris Swinhoe, 1893 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
11. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 5, 2010 . Creteus cyrina (Hewitson, 1876) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
12. Web site: Savela . Markku . January 2, 2017 . Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
13. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Erionota Mabille, 1878 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
14. ZipcodeZoo.com Page for Erionota torus
15. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 15, 2018 . Gangara Moore, [1881] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
16. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 11, 2019 . Gegenes Hübner, [1819] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
17. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 23, 2018 . Halpe Moore, 1878 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
18. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Hyarotis Moore, [1881] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
19. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Iambrix salsala (Moore, [1866] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
20. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 4, 2011 . Iton semamora (Moore, [1866]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
21. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Koruthaialos Watson, 1893 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
22. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Matapa Moore, [1881] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
23. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 25, 2018 . Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1889 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
24. Web site: Savela . Markku . March 27, 2019 . Ochlodes Scudder, 1872 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
25. Web site: Savela . Markku . April 15, 2012 . Ochus subvittatus (Moore, 1878) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
26. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014. Oriens Evans, 1932 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
27. Haribal, 1994: Mentions O. g. pseudolus (Mabille, 1883)
28. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 11, 2019 . Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, [1852]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
29. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 11, 2019 . Pelopidas Walker, 1870 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
30. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Pithauria Moore, 1878 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
31. Web site: Savela . Markku . January 6, 2017 . Plastingia naga (de Nicéville, [1884]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
32. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 11, 2019 . Polytremis Mabille, 1904 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
33. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 11, 2019 . Potanthus Scudder, 1872 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
34. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 28, 2015 . Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
35. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 5, 2014 . Psolos fuligo (Mabille, 1876) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
36. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 5, 2010 . Pudicitia pholus (de Nicéville, 1889) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
37. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 21, 2014 . Quedara Swinhoe, 1919 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
38. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Salanoemia Eliot in Corbet & Pendlebury, 1978 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
39. Web site: Savela . Markku . May 7, 2013 . Scobura Elwes & Edwards, 1897 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
40. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 12, 2011 . Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 20, 2020.
41. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 24, 2012 . Sovia Evans, 1949 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
42. Web site: Savela . Markku . March 10, 2006 . Stimula swinhoei (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
43. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Suastus Moore, [1881] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
44. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 27, 2017 . Taractrocera Butler, [1870] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
45. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 15, 2018 . Telicota Moore, [1881] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
46. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 11, 2019 . Thoressa Swinhoe, [1913] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
47. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 25, 2018 . Udaspes folus (Cramer, [1775]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
48. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 27, 2017 . Zela zeus de Nicéville, 1895 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.
49. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 20, 2014 . Zographetus Watson, 1893 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 21, 2020.