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Checklist for Tribe Baorini Doherty, 1866
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
221
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
182
630
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
182
630
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
182
630
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
106
361
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
8
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
8 Genera with 62 Species
Baoris Moore, 1937Swifts9SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Caltoris Swinhoe, 1883Swifts20SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1804Dingy Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Iton de Nicéville, 1890The Common Wights2SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 0Swifts15SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1949Branded Swifts14SpeciesTaxom
Polytremis Mabille, 1926Swifts4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
62 Species and 10 Subspecies
Baoris chapmani Evans, 1937Small Paint-Brush Swift
Baoris farri Moore, 1878Paintbrush Swift
Baoris farri farri Moore, 1878Bamboo Paintbrush Swift
Baoris guttatus badaStraight Swift
Baoris oceia Hewitson, 1868Painbrush Swift
Baoris pagana de Nicéville, 1887Figure-of-8 Swift
Baoris penicillata Moore, 1881Paintbrush Swift
Baoris penicillata unicolor Moore, 1883Pencil swift
Baoris unicolor (Shepard, 1937)⇒ Idmon distanti Shepard, 1937
Borbo bevani Moore, 1878Beavan´s swift
Borbo chagwa Evans, 1937Chagwa Skipper
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Caltoris assamensis
Caltoris aurociliata Elwes & Edwards, 1897Yellow-fringed Swift
Caltoris bromus Leech, 1893Colon Swift
Caltoris brunnea Snellen, 1876Dark Branded Swift
Caltoris cahira Moore, 1877Colon Swift
Caltoris cahira austeni Moore, 1883Austen´s Swift
Caltoris canaraica Moore, 1883Kanara Swift
Caltoris confusa Evans, 1932Confusing Swift
Caltoris conjuncta
Caltoris cormasa Hewitson, 1876Full Stop Swift
Caltoris javana Evans, 1932
Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878Blank Swift
Caltoris kumara moorei Evans, 1926Blank Swift
Caltoris malaya Evans, 1926Malaya Swift
Caltoris philippina Herrich-Schä..., 1869Philippine Swift
Caltoris plebeia de Nicéville, 1887Tufted Swift
Caltoris sirius W.H. Evans, 1926Sirius Swift
Caltoris tenuis Evans, 1932Greenish-haired Swift
Caltoris tulsi de Nicéville, 1883Malayan Purple Swift
Caltoris tulsi tulsi de Nicéville, 1883Purple Swift
Gegenes nostradomusDingy Swift
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Iton semamora Moore, 1865Common Wight
Iton watsonii de Nicéville, 1890Watson’s Wight
Parnara apostata Snellen, 1886Dark Straight Swift
Parnara bada Moore, 1878African Straight Swift
Parnara canaraica Moore, 1883
Parnara cingala (Wallace, 1866)⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866
Parnara contigua Mabille, 1877
Parnara dalima Plötz, 1883
Parnara discreta Elwes, 1897
Parnara ganga W.H. Evans, 1937Continental Swift
Parnara guttana (Evans, 1947)⇒ Borbo chagwa Evans, 1937
Parnara guttata BREMER & GREY, 1852Common Straight Swift
Parnara guttatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Common Straight Swift
Parnara ibara Plötz, 1883
Parnara kumara (Moore, 1878)⇒ Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878
Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798African Straight
Parnara zelleri colaca
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville, 1882Great Swift
Pelopidas conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869Conjoined Swift
Pelopidas conjuncta conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869Conjoined swift
Pelopidas conjunctus Herrich-Scha..., 1869Conjoined Swift
Pelopidas flavus Evans, 1926Yellow-branded Swift
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pelopidas midea (Hübner, 1821)⇒ Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821
Pelopidas sinensis Mabille, 1877Chinese Branded Swift
Pelopidas subochracea Moore, 1878Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878Bengal Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas subochraceus Evans, 1937Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821Large Branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax masta Evans, 1949
Polytremis discreta Elwes & Edwards, 1897Himalayan Swift
Polytremis eltola Hewitson, 1869Yellow Spot Swift
Polytremis lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869Contiguous Swift
Polytremis minuta Evans, 1926Baby Swift