Checklist of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Indet. Skipper)
for Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 526
6183
14457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 523
6178
14450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 501
6074
14217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 315
4618
11439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1716
4057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1714
4055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1712
4052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
76
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
63
94 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
63
94 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 63
94 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
63 Genera with 94 Species
| Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1775 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampittia Moore, 1793 | Bush hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistroides Butler, 1775 | Chocolate Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baoris Moore, 0 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baracus Moore, 1862 | Hedge Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bibasis Moore, 1865 | Awlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Burara Swinhoe, 1820 | Awlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caltoris Swinhoe, 1869 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1868 | Angles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cattoris | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1868 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choaspes Moore, 1843 | Awlkings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coladenia Moore, 0 | Pied Flats | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Entisberus Distant, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1941 | Palm Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1791 | Alligator bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gangara Moore, 1775 | Giant Redeye | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halpe Moore, 1868 | Aces | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hasora Moore, 1818 | Awls | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1866 | Branded Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyarotis Moore, 0 | Flitters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 1865 | Chestnut Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ismene Savigny, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isoteinon C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lotongus Distant, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matapa Moore, 1866 | Branded redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926 | Demons | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoptilum de Nicéville, 1862 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oriens W.H. Evans, 1881 | Dartlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphila Fabricius, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1798 | Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parphorus Godman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pedesta Hemming, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potanthus Scudder, 1881 | Dart species | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pterygospidea Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salatis Evans, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1865 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1793 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Suastus Moore, 0 | Palm bob | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1878 | Clouded Flats | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tapena Moore, 1881 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1884 | Grass Darts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1881 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udaspes Moore, 1775 | Grass demon | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1863 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zopyrion Godman & Salvin, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
94 Species and 24 Subspecies | Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1775 | Pigmy Scrub Hopper | | Ampittia dioscorides Fabricius, 1793 | Bush Hopper | | Ancistroides folus Cramer, 1775 | | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Baoris penicillata Moore, 1881 | Paintbrush Swift | | Baoris pinicillata | | | Baracus vittatus Felder, 1862 | Banded Redeye | | Bibasis oedipodea Swainson, 1820 | Branded Orange Awlet | | Bibasis sena Moore, 1865 | Orange-tail Awl | | Bibasis sena sena Moore, 1865 | Orange-tailed Awl | | Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | Formosan Swift | | Burara oedipodea (Swainson, 1820) | ⇒ Bibasis sena Moore, 1865 | | Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878 | Blank Swift | | Caltoris philippina Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Philippine Swift | | Caprona alida de Nicéville, 1891 | Alida Angle | | Caprona alida vespa Evans, 1949 | | | Caprona ransonnetii Felder, 1868 | Golden Angle | | Caprona ransonnettii Felder, 1868 | Golden Angle | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Cattoris kumara | Blanck Swift | | Cattoris philippina | Philippine Swift | | Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus Felder, 1868 | Black Flat | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Choaspes benjaminii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Common awlking | | Coladenia indrani Moore, 1866 | Tricolor Pied Flat | | Coladenia indrani tissa Moore, 1881 | | | Coladenia indranii | Black Angle | | Entisberus archetypus Distant, 1903 | | | Erionota torus Evans, 1941 | Banana Skipper | | Fulgora maculata (Olivier, 1791) | ⇒ Pyrops maculatus Olivier, 1791 | | Gangara lebadea Hewitson, 1868 | Banded Redeye | | Gangara thyrsis Fabricius, 1775 | Common Banded awl | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Halpe ceylonica Moore, 1878 | Rare Ace | | Halpe decorata (Moore, 1881) | ⇒ Thoressa decorata Moore, 1881 | | Halpe egena Felder, 1868 | Ceylon Ace | | Halpe homolea Hewitson, 1868 | Ceylon Ace | | Halpe homolea ceylonica Moore, 1878 | | | Halpe homolea egena Felder, 1868 | Ceylon Ace | | Hasora badra Moore, 1857 | Ceylon Awl | | Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780 | Banded Awl | | Hasora taminatus Hübner, 1818 | Black flat | | Hesperia colaca (Wallace, 1866) | ⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | | Hesperia saruna (Wallace, 1866) | ⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | | Hesperia saturata (Wallace, 1866) | ⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | | Hesperia urejus (Wallace, 1866) | ⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hyarotis adrastus Stoll, 1782 | Tree Flitter | | Hyarotis adrastus adrastus | | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Ismene ataphus Watson, 1893 | | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Lotongus calathus balta Evans, 1949 | White-tipped Palmer | | Matapa aria Moore, 1866 | Common red-eye | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Notocrypta curvifascia Felder & Felder, 1862 | Common banded Demon | | Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia C. Felder & ..., 1862 | Restricted Demon | | Notocrypta paralysos Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | Banded Demon | | Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926 | | | Odontoptilum angulata angulata Felder, 1862 | Chestnut Angle | | Oriens goloides Moore, 1881 | Ceylon Dartlet | | Pamphila mengeli (Weeks, 1906) | ⇒ Parphorus decora Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | Parnara bada Moore, 1878 | African Straight Swift | | Parnara cingala (Wallace, 1866) | ⇒ Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Parphorus decora Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Decora Skipper | | Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865 | Bengal Swift | | Pelopidas conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Conjoined Swift | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas subochracea Moore, 1878 | Large Branded Swift | | Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878 | Bengal Large Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883 | | | Pompeius amblyspila Mabille, 1897 | Amblyspila Skipper | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Potanthus confucius Felder & Felder, 1862 | Chinese Dart | | Potanthus confuscius | Tropic Dart | | Potanthus pallida Evans, 1932 | Indian Dart | | Potanthus pseudomaesa Moore, 1881 | Common Dart | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Salatis fulvius Plötz, 1882 | | | Sarangesa dasahara Moore, 1865 | Black Angle | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia galba Fabricius, 1793 | Indian Grizzled | | Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798 | Ceylon Ace | | Suastus gremius subgrisea Moore, 1878 | | | Suastus minuta Moore, 1877 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Suastus minuta minuta | | | Tagiades distans Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Common Snow Flat | | Tagiades japetus Stoll, 1781 | Black & White Flat | | Tagiades litigiosa Möschler, 1878 | Golden Angle | | Tapena thwaitesi Moore, 1881 | Angled Flat | | Taractrocera maevius Fabricius, 1793 | Common | | Taractrocera ziclea Plötz, 1884 | Veined Grassdart | | Telicota ancilla Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Dark Palm Dart | | Telicota bambusae Moore, 1878 | Dark Palm Dart | | Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Darter | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Thoressa decorata Moore, 1881 | Decorated Ace | | Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775 | Chestnut Bob | | Wallengrenia mago Herrich-Schä..., 1863 | | | Zopyrion subvariegata thyas Evans, 1953 | |
Subnodes of Hesperiidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka | Subfamily | Coeliadinae
Evans, 1937
Awlets and Policemen, Awls, Policemen | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Grass-Skippers, Monocot Skippers | 35
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Intermediate skippers, Skipperlings | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Spread-winged Skippers | 16
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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