Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1719
4069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1717
4067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1715
4064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
76
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
63
95 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
63
95 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 63
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers | 35
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
35 Genera with 58 Species #ABCEGHIKLMNOPSTUW
| 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 | | Baoris Moore, 0 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baracus Moore, 1862 | Hedge Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caltoris Swinhoe, 1869 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1941 | Palm Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gangara Moore, 1775 | Giant Redeye | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halpe Moore, 1868 | Aces | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1866 | Branded Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyarotis Moore, 0 | Flitters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 1865 | Chestnut Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Isoteinon C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lotongus Distant, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Matapa Moore, 1866 | Branded redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926 | Demons | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oriens W.H. Evans, 1881 | Dartlets | 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 | | 0 | 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 | | Potanthus Scudder, 1881 | Dart species | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Suastus Moore, 0 | Palm bob | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1884 | Grass Darts | 2 | 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, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
58 Species and 12 Subspecies | Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1775 | Pigmy Scrub Hopper | | Ampittia dioscorides Fabricius, 1793 | Bush Hopper | | Ancistroides folus Cramer, 1775 | | | Baoris penicillata Moore, 1881 | Paintbrush Swift | | Baoris pinicillata | | | Baracus vittatus Felder, 1862 | Banded Redeye | | Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866 | Formosan Swift | | Caltoris kumara Moore, 1878 | Blank Swift | | Caltoris philippina Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Philippine Swift | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Erionota torus Evans, 1941 | Banana Skipper | | Gangara lebadea Hewitson, 1868 | Banded Redeye | | Gangara thyrsis Fabricius, 1775 | Common Banded awl | | 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 | | 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 | | Hyarotis adrastus Stoll, 1782 | Tree Flitter | | Hyarotis adrastus adrastus | | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Lotongus calathus balta Evans, 1949 | White-tipped Palmer | | Matapa aria Moore, 1866 | Common red-eye | | 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 | | | Oriens goloides Moore, 1881 | Ceylon Dartlet | | 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 | | Potanthus confucius Felder & Felder, 1862 | Chinese Dart | | Potanthus confuscius | Tropic Dart | | Potanthus pallida Evans, 1932 | Indian Dart | | Potanthus pseudomaesa Moore, 1881 | Common Dart | | Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798 | Ceylon Ace | | Suastus gremius subgrisea Moore, 1878 | | | Suastus minuta Moore, 1877 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Suastus minuta minuta | | | 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 | | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
Links, sources and further information Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov
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