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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Meghalaya (Assam, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
1299
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
1299
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
1269
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1158
2193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
53
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
50
82
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
50
82
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
50
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
29
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meghalaya
29 Genera with 43 Species
#ABCGHIMNOPSTUZ
Ancistroides Butler, 1824Chocolate Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Arnetta Watson, 1878Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1860
Fairies0SpeciesTaxom
Baoris Moore, 1887Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Caltoris Swinhoe, 1883Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Cupitha Moore, 1877Wax dart1SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1819
Dingy Swifts0SpeciesTaxom
Halpe Moore, 1877Aces3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoleucis Mabille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Iambrix Watson, 1865Chestnut Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Matapa Moore, 1866Branded redeye2SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1862Demons3SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1878Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Oriens W.H. Evans, 1877Dartlets1SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1937Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pedesta Hemming, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798Branded Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pirdana Distant, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Pithauria Moore, 1886Straw Aces2SpeciesTaxom
Plastingia Butler, 1883Spotted Lancers1SpeciesTaxom
Polytremis Mabille, 1869Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Potanthus Scudder, 0Dart species5SpeciesTaxom
Scobura Elwes & Edwards, 1876Forest Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Sebastonyma Watson, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sovia Evans, 1926Bicolour Aces1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1949Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Udaspes Moore, 1775Grass demon1SpeciesTaxom
Zographetus Watson, 1885Flitters2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meghalaya
43 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ancistroides nigrita Latreille, 1824Chocolate Demon
Arnetta atkinsoni Moore, 1878Atkinson's bob
Baoris farri Moore, 1878Paintbrush Swift
Baoris oceia Hewitson, 1868Painbrush Swift
Baoris pagana de Nicéville, 1887Figure-of-8 Swift
Caltoris cahira austeni Moore, 1883Austen´s Swift
Caltoris plebeia de Nicéville, 1887Tufted Swift
Caltoris tulsi de Nicéville, 1883Malayan Purple Swift
Cupitha purreea Moore, 1877Dingy Skipper
Halpe arcuata Evans, 1937Overlapped Ace
Halpe homolea aucma Swinhoe, 1923
Halpe porus Mabille, 1877Bi-spot ace
Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866
Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865Ceylon Palm Bob
Matapa aria Moore, 1866Common red-eye
Matapa sasivarna Moore, 1866Black-veined red-eye
Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889Clavate Banded Demon
Notocrypta curvifacia
Notocrypta curvifascia Felder & Felder, 1862Common banded Demon
Ochlodes siva Moore, 1878Assam Darter
Oriens gola Moore, 1877Common Dartlet
Parnara ganga W.H. Evans, 1937Continental Swift
Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville, 1882Great Swift
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Pithauria murdava Moore, 1865Dark Straw Ace
Pithauria stramineipennis Wood-Mason &..., 1886Light Straw Ace
Plastingia naga de Nicéville, 1883Chequered Lancer
Polytremis discreta Elwes & Edwards, 1897Himalayan Swift
Polytremis eltola Hewitson, 1869Yellow Spot Swift
Polytremis lubricans Herrich-Schä..., 1869Contiguous Swift
Potanthus dara Kollar, 1842Himalayan Dart
Potanthus ganda Fruhstorfer, 1911Sumatran Dart
Potanthus pseudomaesa Moore, 1881Common Dart
Potanthus trachala Mabille, 1878Broad Bident Dart
Potanthus trachola tytleri
Scobura cephala Hewitson, 1876Extra Forest Bob
Sebastonyma dolopia Hewitson, 1868Laotian Ace
Sovia grahami grahami Evans, 1926
Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949
Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775Chestnut Bob
Zographetus satwa de Nicéville, 1884Purple and Gold Flitter
Zographetus sewa Plötz, 1885

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Meghalaya
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAstictopterini
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
12
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov